Personal care providers in Stockton, New South Wales
This page lists personal care providers and register listings covering Stockton, NSW — 7 organisations on the public NDIS and My Aged Care registers list personal care among their supports for this area. Providers set their own supports, service areas and availability, and confirm their capacity each week. Before you engage a provider, confirm their registration, insurance and worker screening directly with them.
About personal care
Assistance with showering, dressing, medication and other daily personal activities. People in Stockton and the surrounding New South Wales area can search for a provider below, or send a free request and let providers who cover this area respond directly.
Stockton at a glance
Of the 1,258 New South Wales suburbs we compare, Stockton is number 550 for personal care listings, with 7. The most is Sydney, with 415.
Personal care near Stockton
These New South Wales suburbs are the closest to Stockton with register listings for personal care. Distances are in a straight line between suburb centres.
- Personal care in Newcastle East (10 listings, about 1 km)
- Personal care in Newcastle (148 listings, about 2 km)
- Personal care in Carrington (8 listings, about 2 km)
- Personal care in The Hill (8 listings, about 2 km)
- Personal care in Cooks Hill (3 listings, about 3 km)
- Personal care in Wickham (10 listings, about 3 km)
Who lists personal care in Stockton
7 register listings for personal care cover Stockton: 7 on the NDIS Commission register.
At the 2021 Census, Stockton had 4,046 residents with a median age of 47. 321 people (7.9%) reported needing help with a core activity such as self-care, mobility or communication, compared with 5.8% across New South Wales. 23.9% were aged 65 or over (17.6% across New South Wales). The median household income was $1,535 a week.
Reach varies. 2 cover 5 or fewer areas, 3 cover 6 to 25 areas, 1 covers 26 to 100 areas and 1 covers more than 100 areas.
Listings that include personal care here also list community access (7 of 7), domestic assistance (7 of 7), life skills (7 of 7), housing (SDA & SIL) (6 of 7) and support coordination (6 of 7).
The typical listing here records 12 supports.
Listings that cover 5 or fewer areas include Integrity4life and Shadow Connections.
7 of the 7 listings link to their own website.
Register listings in Stockton cover 18 different supports. Personal care is number 6 by listings; the most listed is community access, with 10.
Stockton has more personal care listings than 1 of its 6 closest suburbs.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census of Population and Housing, General Community Profile (suburbs and localities). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Percentages are calculated by SolDirectory.
SolDirectory providers
No SolDirectory providers have registered personal care for Stockton yet. Send a free request and any provider who covers this area and support can respond.
Members taking new people are shown first, then other members, each alphabetically. Paying never changes the order, and a listing is not an endorsement; compare suitability, safeguards, availability, fees and service terms directly.
NDIS register listings for personal care in Stockton
7 NDIS listings include personal care among the supports recorded on the NDIS Commission register of registered providers for Stockton, NSW. A register listing shows what the register says, not who currently has capacity.
- Allabilities Cares Personal care, Transport, Domestic assistance
- Nurse Next Door Newcastle Dementia care, Home modifications, Life skills
- Home Caring Newcastle Domestic assistance, Dementia care, Nursing
- Kennedy Home Assured Domestic assistance, Assistive technology & equipment, Home modifications
- Pearl Home Care Newcastle And Hunter Therapy services, Domestic assistance, Dementia care
- Integrity4life Behaviour support, Domestic assistance, Life skills
See all 7 NDIS providers listed in Stockton
Personal care at a glance
Personal care is assistance with daily personal activities such as showering, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating and moving safely. The right arrangement protects privacy and choice while providing only the level of assistance the person wants and needs.
What personal care may include
- Prompting, supervision or assistance with showering, bathing, grooming and dressing.
- Support with toileting, continence routines and personal hygiene in line with an agreed plan.
- Assistance with eating, drinking and meal-time routines where workers have the required training.
- Safe movement, transfers and use of mobility equipment according to current instructions.
- Establishing reliable morning, evening or community routines while encouraging independence.
Read the full guide to personal care: planning, funding, questions to ask and official information.
What to compare before choosing
Use these personal care-specific checks when you contact providers in Stockton. Confirm each answer directly: a directory listing does not prove current capacity.
Registration and qualifications
Check that the provider, and the worker who will attend, hold the registration and qualifications the support requires.
Ask: Who will deliver my supports, and what registration and qualifications do they hold?
Worker screening and safeguards
Providers delivering NDIS supports are responsible for the screening of their workers and for how incidents and complaints are handled.
Ask: How do you screen your workers, and how do you handle incidents or complaints?
Availability and continuity
A directory listing does not prove current capacity. Ask about start dates, rostering and cover when a regular worker is unavailable.
Ask: When could you start, and what happens if my regular worker is away?
Pricing and funding
Rates and what is included can differ between providers. Ask for a written service agreement before supports begin.
Ask: What are your rates, what is included, and do you accept my funding type?
Other supports listed in Stockton
Each number is how many register listings in Stockton list that support.
- Domestic assistance in Stockton (10)
- Transport in Stockton (8)
- Housing (SDA & SIL) in Stockton (6)
- Nursing in Stockton (6)
- Support coordination in Stockton (6)
- Therapy services in Stockton (5)
Personal care in other New South Wales suburbs
- Personal care in Sydney (415)
- Personal care in Central Coast (316)
- Personal care in Blacktown (263)
- Personal care in Parramatta (249)
- Personal care in Liverpool (224)
- Personal care in Bankstown (184)
- Personal care in Penrith (184)
- Personal care in Campbelltown (161)
- Personal care in Wollongong (150)
- Personal care in Newcastle (148)
- Personal care in Auburn (105)
- Personal care in Fairfield (94)
Questions about personal care in Stockton
How many organisations list personal care in Stockton?
7 register listings for personal care cover Stockton: 7 on the NDIS Commission register. Across New South Wales, Stockton is number 550 of 1,258 suburbs for personal care listings.
Which suburbs near Stockton also list personal care?
The closest are Newcastle East (10 listings, about 1 km), Newcastle (148 listings, about 2 km) and Carrington (8 listings, about 2 km).
Do organisations that list personal care in Stockton only work locally?
Not all of them. 2 cover 5 or fewer areas, 3 cover 6 to 25 areas, 1 covers 26 to 100 areas and 1 covers more than 100 areas.
Which personal care listings in Stockton cover only a few areas?
2 listings cover 5 or fewer areas, including Integrity4life and Shadow Connections.
What else do personal care listings in Stockton support?
Listings that include personal care here also list community access (7 of 7), domestic assistance (7 of 7), life skills (7 of 7), housing (SDA & SIL) (6 of 7) and support coordination (6 of 7).
How many people in Stockton need help with everyday activities?
At the 2021 Census, 321 people in Stockton (7.9%) reported needing help with a core activity such as self-care, mobility or communication, compared with 5.8% across New South Wales. This is a self-reported Census figure, not a count of NDIS participants.
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Reading about Personal care
- Personal care and daily living supports: what to ask a provider: Help with showering, dressing, meals and the household is personal. These are the questions that help you set routines, protect your dignity and keep control.
- Hiring an independent support worker: what to ask and check: Some people choose to work directly with an independent worker rather than a larger provider. Here is what to look at first, and what to put in writing.
- Finding NDIS supports in regional and remote areas: Fewer providers and longer distances change how you search. Here is a practical approach to widening the search, asking about travel and building a back-up.