Clients and family members have regularly asked for a more caring and appropriate approach to home maintenance and gardening under the Commonwealth’s Home Care Program. In light of this, Pearl Home Care – North Coast NSW developed and introduced the Home Safety and Maintenance service to help ensure the clients home environment remains as safe as possible for the client. From a thorough on-site home Safety assessment (with resulting action plan) to routine home maintenance and garden upkeep, this program has been very successful with clients very appreciative of the personalised help and support they receive.