2014 AGED CARE APPROVALS ROUND - ESSENTIAL GUIDE SECTION 7 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF AGED CARE PLACES – NEW SOUTH WALES RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE PLACES Region Identified geographic Identified special needs Identified key issues for Indicative number of location(s) in the region in group(s) in the region in the region in 2014 places for the region 2014 2014 in 2014 Statewide - - - 315 Central - - - 100 Central West - - - 50 Far North Coast - - - 100 Hunter - - - 150 Illawarra - - - 100 Mid North Coast - - - 120 Nepean - - - 200 New England - - - 60 Orana Far West - - - 100 Riverina Murray - - - 75 South East Sydney - - - 50 South West Sydney - - - 450 Southern Highlands - - - 100 Western Sydney - - - 450 TOTAL PLACES 2,420 NOTES: A total of 315 residential places are available to all regions, consistent with the objectives of the national aged care planning processes, to applicants that: provide evidence of specific barriers to access to residential aged care places in a particular location; and/or propose an innovative model of care and/or approach to service delivery; and/or demonstrate a continuing need for additional places in a particular location; In all aged care planning regions, applications are particularly encouraged from services able to on the provision of care for people identified as belonging to one, or more of the following special needs groups: people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds;
2014 AGED CARE APPROVALS ROUND - ESSENTIAL GUIDE SECTION 7 – REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF AGED CARE PLACES NEW SOUTH WALES RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE PLACES Region Identified geographic location(s) in the region in 2014 Identified special needs group(s) in the region in 2014 Identified key issues for the region in 2014 Indicative number of places for the region in 2014 Statewide - - - 315 Central - - - 100 Central West - - - 50 Far North Coast - - - 100 Hunter - - - 150 Illawarra - - - 100 Mid North Coast - - - 120 Nepean - - - 200 New England - - - 60 Orana Far West - - - 100 Riverina Murray - - - 75 South East Sydney - - - 50 South West Sydney - - - 450 Southern Highlands - - - 100 Western Sydney - - - 450 TOTAL PLACES 2,420 NOTES: A total of 315 residential places are available to all regions, consistent with the objectives of the national aged care planning processes, to applicants that: provide evidence of specific barriers to access to residential aged care places in a particular location; and/or propose an innovative model of care and/or approach to service delivery; and/or demonstrate a continuing need for additional places in a particular location; In all aged care planning regions, applications are particularly encouraged from services able to on the provision of care for people identified as belonging to one, or more of the following special needs groups: people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds;