Director of Community Wellbeing Pauline Gordon said the city held a meeting with staff on Wednesday morning for an update of its Aged and Disability Services Review, which began in 2012.

"A report will be presented to council in the coming weeks asking it to consider its future role in the delivery of Home and Community Care services," Ms Gordon said.

"The city has delivered Home and Community Care services on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services for more than 50 years and council has said it will look at opportunities for the organisation to be more financially sustainable."

The City of Greater Bendigo's Home and Community Care service employs 156 staff and has 2570 clients.

The Australian Services Union said staff were told there were two options for the future of council-run aged care services.

Union branch secretary Billy King said the first option was to retain the service albeit in a 're-engineered fashion' though he did not know what 're-engineered' meant.

Mr King said the second option was to consult with staff on major change, which the union believes would involve privatisation, major job losses, lower wages and a decrease in aged care across the region. 

Bendigo mayor Peter Cox said Wednesday's meeting with aged care staff was one of many regular, transparent meetings.

"The review hasn’t been one done behind closed doors," Cr Cox said.

"We’ve been very consultative, particularly with staff." 

Cr Cox said the decision for a review had not been made lightly. 

He said councillors were waiting for the final report and would be asking who was best to deliver aged care services.