What else you can access.
Household help, personal care, and equipment through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP), all assessed against your accepted conditions, not your impairment points. Worth checking even at the maximum PI rate.
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House cleaning
How DVA-funded house cleaning works for veterans with accepted conditions, who qualifies, and how to get it approved.
Meal preparation
How DVA-funded meal preparation help works for veterans, who qualifies, and how to apply.
Lawn and garden maintenance
How DVA-funded lawn and garden maintenance works for veterans with accepted conditions.
Gutter cleaning
How gutter cleaning is assessed as a safety-related household service for veterans with accepted conditions.
Attendant care
What DVA attendant care covers for veterans who need help with personal daily tasks, and how it is assessed.
Adjustable bed
How veterans can access a DVA-funded adjustable bed through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Mattress topper (pressure care)
How veterans can access a DVA-funded pressure care mattress topper through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Lift and recliner chair
How veterans can access a DVA-funded lift and recliner chair through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Bidet seat
How veterans can access a DVA-funded bidet seat under the RAP National Guidelines, who qualifies, and how to apply.
Grab rails and bathroom modifications
How veterans can access DVA-funded grab rails and bathroom modifications through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Shower chair
How veterans can access a DVA-funded shower chair through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Mobility scooter
How veterans can access a DVA-funded mobility scooter through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program, and what assessment is required.
Assisted listening devices
How veterans with accepted hearing conditions can access DVA-funded assisted listening devices, TV listening systems and alerting devices.
White noise and sleep machines
How veterans with accepted tinnitus or PTSD-related sleep conditions can access DVA-funded white noise and sleep support devices.
CPAP machine
How veterans with accepted sleep apnoea can access a DVA-funded CPAP machine through RAP, including ongoing consumables.
Gold Card
Gold Card eligibility and what it covers.
White Card
White Card coverage and how it differs from the Gold Card.
How RAP works
You don't buy these yourself.
Your GP, occupational therapist or specialist assesses your accepted conditions and submits the request. A DVA-contracted supplier provides the item. There is no cost to you. The main thing that goes wrong is veterans not knowing an item exists to ask for, so here is the full list.
The full RAP equipment list
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Beds & sleeping
Adjustable beds, pressure-care mattresses, rails and supports for safe, comfortable sleep.
- Bed - Adjustable Electrical
- Bed Positioning Supportswedges and supports to hold a safe position in bed
- Bed Raiser
- Bed Board
- Bed Cradlekeeps bedding off sore or sensitive legs
- Bed Stickgrab pole to help you turn over or sit up in bed
- Bedside Rail
- Medical Sheepskin - Overlaypressure-relief sheepskin for the bed
- Monkey Bar / Self-Lifting Standoverhead bar to help you sit up in bed
- Table - Over Bed/Chair
- Mattress - Pressure Care
- Heel Elevators - Pressure Carecushions that lift the heels to prevent pressure sores
Chairs & seating
Lift and recliner chairs, ergonomic and height-adjustable seating.
- Chair - Low/High Back/Ergonomic
- Stool - Height Adjustable
- Chair - Platform / Blocksraises a chair to a safe standing height
- Chair - Electrically Operated Liftpowered chair that helps you stand up
- Footstool - Height Adjustable
- Chair - Fallout / Watertilting safety chair, or a waterproof shower chair
- Chair - Manual Recliner
Cushions & supports
Pressure-care cushions and spinal supports for sitting comfort.
- Seated Spinal Supportback support for sitting
- Pressure Care Cushion
- Bed and Chair Supports
Mobility
Scooters, wheelchairs, walking frames and sticks, ramps and transfer aids.
- Vehicle Modifications
- Crutches
- Protective Head Wearprotective helmets
- Electric Scooter
- Knee Walker and Scooterkneeling scooter for a foot or ankle injury
- Transfer Equipmentboards and aids to move between bed, chair and car
- Walking Frame
- Walking Stick
- Electric Wheelchair
- Manual Wheelchair - Standard
- Manual Wheelchair - Adjustable
- Manual Wheelchair - Specialised
- Training for use of Vehicle
- Car Hoisthoist to load a wheelchair or scooter into a vehicle
- Driving Assessment
- Manual Wheelchair - Power Assistadd-on motor for a manual wheelchair
- Manual Wheelchair - Carer Operatedwheelchair pushed by a carer
- Knee Walker and Scooter - Trialshort trial of a kneeling scooter
- Ramp - Portable
Lifting & transfer
Hoists and transfer devices for moving safely around the home.
- Lifting Device - Hoisthoist to lift you in and out of bed or a chair
Bathing
Shower stools and chairs, bath boards and benches, bath lifts.
- Bath - Bath Board, Bench and Seat
- Shower - Shower Stool and Chair
- Limbs - Waterproof Protectors
- Bath Lift
Toileting
Raised toilet seats, over-toilet frames, commodes and rails.
- Urinal
- Bedside Commode Chair
- Pan - Commode, Bed, and Slipper
- Mobile Shower Commode Chair
- Over Toilet Frame and Toilet
- Raised Toilet Seat
Personal hygiene & dressing
Dressing sticks, long-handled and gripping aids, bottom wipers, clothing protectors.
- Bottom Wiperlong-handled toileting aid
- Button Hookaid for doing up buttons
- Appliances with Suction Cupsgrip aids that suction onto a surface
- Dressing Sticklong stick to help pull on clothing
- Disposable Bed, Bath and Shampoo
- Appliances with Long Handleslong-handled aids to extend your reach
- Donning and Doffing Aidsaids for putting on and taking off clothing or stockings
- Elasticised Shoe Laces
- Clothing Protectors
- Synthetic Wig
- Human Hair Wig
Braces & orthoses
Ankle, knee and upper-limb braces, collars, compression garments, foot orthoses.
- Support/Brace - Ankle
- Support/Brace - Knee
- Support/Brace - Upper Limb
- Orthotics and Orthoses - Footfoot orthotics
- Braces - Thoracic, Lumbarbraces for the spine
- Supports/Belts/Binders - Medicalabdominal or back support belts
- Collar - Cervicalneck brace
- Orthoses - Ankle-Footankle-foot brace (AFO)
- Medical Compression Garments
- Lymphoedema Pumppump to reduce limb swelling
- Protectors - Hippadded hip protectors to help prevent fractures
- Protectors - Limb
- Gripping Aidaid to improve grip
Household aids
Everyday adaptive aids that make cooking, cleaning and home tasks manageable.
- Adaptive Crockery and Cutlery
- Book Holder
- Modified Grip Handlebuilt-up handles that are easier to grip
- Jar and Can Opener
- Key Turner
- Non-Slip Table Mat
- Reaching Applianceslong-handled reachers and grabbers
- Adaptive Scissors
- Tap Turneraid to turn stiff taps
- Traymobilewheeled trolley to move items safely
- Modified Vegetable Board
- Adaptive Household Appliances
- Medical Emergency Bracelet
- Non-Slip Mats
- Adaptive Lighting
- Household Adaptive and Assistance
Alarms & listening devices
Personal alarms, TV and phone listening systems, FM and induction loops, wireless streaming.
- Induction Loophearing loop for clearer sound in a room
- TV Listening Device
- Monitored Personal Responsepersonal alarm monitored 24/7
- Microphone/FM Listening SystemFM system to hear speech more clearly
- Alarm System / Communication
- Wireless Streaming Devicestreams sound straight to hearing aids
Tinnitus devices
Tinnitus masking and sound-therapy devices.
- Tinnitus Devices
Respiratory (CPAP & oxygen)
CPAP machines and masks, oxygen and positive-airway devices for sleep and breathing.
- Non-Invasive Ventilation - PAP
- Non-Invasive Ventilation - PAP - Bi
- Non-Invasive Ventilation - PAP - Auto
- Non-Invasive Ventilation - PAP - Data
- Oxygen - Concentrator
- Oxygen - Cylinder
- Oxygen - Concentrator - Data Report
- Oxygen - Education, Follow Up
- Oxygen or Other Respiratory Aids
- Other Respiratory Aids
Communication & memory
Memory, cognition and communication aids for daily living.
- Sensor Matmat that alerts a carer when you get up
- Orientation Clock and Calendarlarge clock and calendar for memory support
- Orientation Signs
- Coloured Toilet Seathigh-contrast seat to help locate the toilet
- Key Finder
- Medication Timers and Alerts
- Memory Joggerprompts and reminders for memory support
- Sound and Movement Monitors
- Exit Remindersdoor alerts for people who may wander
- Safely Home BraceletID bracelet to help return someone home safely
- Home Safety Devices
- Telecare (Tracking) Deviceslocation-tracking safety devices
- Cognition and Memory Assistance
Rehab & exercise
Prescribed exercise and rehabilitation equipment for home programs.
- Stationary Exercise Bike
- Pedal Exerciser
- Small Exercise Equipment
- Rehabilitation Exercise Equipment
- Stationary Exercise Bike - Trial
Treatment machines
TENS and other prescribed home treatment machines.
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)electrical stimulation to assist weak muscles
- Hand Rehabilitation System
- Blood Pressure Monitor
- Vacuum Enhancement Devicevacuum therapy device
- Wound Treatment Negative Pressurenegative-pressure wound therapy
- TENS Machineelectrical device for drug-free pain relief
- Rehabilitation Exercise Equipment
Low vision aids
Non-optical low-vision aids: magnifiers, talking and high-contrast devices.
- Magnifiers (hand-held and stand)
- Talking and high-contrast devices
- Task lighting for low vision
Assistance dogs
Support for eligible assistance dogs.
- Psychiatric Assistance Dog
- Guide Dog
- Mobility Assistance Dog
- Hearing Assistance Dog
- Upkeep Costs for Psychiatric
- Upkeep Costs for Assistance Dogs
Home modifications
Grab rails, ramps, handrails and non-complex access changes at home.
- Grab rails and handrails
- Access ramps
- Lever taps and door or access changes
Also covered by RAP
RAP also funds more specialised clinical equipment. Your prescriber can request these, and the full detail is on the DVA schedule.
- Continence products
- Prostheses
- Stoma appliances
- Speech appliances
- Swallowing & feeding
- Diabetes products
- Palliative care
- Medical footwear
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