SUPPORT AT HOME PROGRAM

 Support at Home is a government funded program to help older people remain at home as they age by delivering coordinated care and services to meet their assessed ageing related care needs. Music therapy is funded as an allied health and therapeutic service within the Support at Home program.

Music Therapy is an evidence-based allied health profession that can support a person’s health and quality of life.  Music therapy is listed by My Aged Care as an allied health service alongside physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and psychology.

Music therapists play an important role by providing music-based therapies that support both mental, emotional, and physical functioning.  Music therapy can provide creative and engaging services that can help you feel better, stay connected, and live well longer at home. 

If you are receiving Support at Home services, you can access music therapy in your care plan where it aligns with your goals and needs. Contact us if you would like to discuss how music therapy can support you.

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What can music therapy offer?

BUDGET

Please click on the links below to see itemised budgets for individual (weekly or fortnightly) or group programs.

Direct supports – any face to face services

Indirect supports – documentation, planning, resourcing, consulting, report writing

Travel – any provider travel to and from participant

Session costs - Weekly
Session costs - Fortnightly
Session costs - Group

Benefits of Music therapy

Music therapy offers many, many benefits for adults utilising the Support at Home program. 

Depending on your unique needs benefits may include:

Cognitive Function & Neurological Support

  • Maintain or improve memory (short-term, long-term, autobiographical)

  • Stimulate attention, concentration, and processing speed

  • Facilitate executive functioning (planning, sequencing, task initiation)

  • Provide non-pharmacological support for people living with dementia

Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health

  • Reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and loneliness

  • Support emotional expression and processing (especially where verbal communication is limited)

  • Enhance mood regulation and resilience

  • Social Connection & Engagement

  • Reduce social isolation and increase sense of belonging

  • Facilitate interpersonal connection through shared music experiences

  • Strengthen communication skills

Communication & Speech

  • Maintain or improve verbal communication abilities

  • Support non-verbal communication (gesture, eye contact, vocalisation)

  • Assist with speech fluency and word retrieval

  • Provide alternative communication pathways for individuals with aphasia or cognitive decline

Physical Function & Mobility

  • Support gross and fine motor skills through rhythm-based movement

  • Improve coordination, balance, and gait (e.g. rhythmic auditory stimulation)

  • Support rehabilitation goals post illness, injury, or hospitalisation

Behavioural & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

  • Reduce agitation, distress, and responsive behaviours

  • Promote relaxation and emotional regulation

Pain & Symptom Management

  • Provide distraction and modulation of pain perception

  • Support relaxation and stress reduction

  • Assist in managing chronic illness symptoms (e.g. fatigue, discomfort)

Spirituality, Identity & Quality of Life

  • Support connection to personal identity, culture, and life history through music

  • Facilitate reminiscence and legacy work

Carer Support

  • Enhance connection between older adults and their carers

  • Provide shared positive experiences

  • Support carers with strategies to use music in daily care routines

Functional Independence & Daily Living

  • Support engagement in activities of daily living (e.g. using music cues for routines)

  • Improve motivation and initiation

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