▁required ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁cost ▁where ▁their ▁personal ▁circumstances ▁allow . ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁will ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁whether ▁the ▁fund ing ▁is ▁provided ▁under ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Home ▁Support ▁Program me ▁or ▁the ▁Home ▁Care ▁Pack ages ▁Program . ▁If ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁a ▁subs id y ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government , ▁they ▁can ▁still ▁access ▁aged ▁care ▁services ▁priv ately ▁but ▁will ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁associated ▁costs . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Government ▁changes ▁to ▁in ▁home ▁care ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ▁introduced ▁In cre asing ▁Cho ice ▁in ▁Home ▁Care ▁re forms . ▁These ▁re forms ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁give ▁older ▁people ▁more ▁choice ▁and ▁control ▁over ▁their ▁home ▁care . ▁Re cip ients ▁of ▁government ▁fund ing ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁aged ▁care ▁services ▁are ▁now ▁able ▁to ▁choose ▁their ▁preferred ▁provider ▁of ▁in ▁home ▁aged ▁care ▁services . ▁They ▁can ▁also ▁choose ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁provider ▁at ▁any ▁time . ▁ ▁Once ▁a ▁person ’ s ▁application ▁for ▁fund ing ▁is ▁successful , ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁allocated ▁their ▁fund ing ▁based ▁on ▁how ▁long ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁waiting ▁and ▁also ▁on ▁their ▁individual ▁care ▁needs ▁and ▁personal ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁A ▁person ▁can ▁acc r ue ▁un sp ent ▁funds ▁that ▁are ▁left ▁over ▁from ▁their ▁package ▁after ▁any ▁exp enses ▁and ▁fe es ▁have ▁been ▁dedu cted . ▁If ▁they ▁change ▁home ▁care ▁provider ▁these ▁un sp ent ▁funds ▁will ▁be