The My Aged Care screening process will help identify what existing services a client is receiving including accommodation services subsidised by Government. 8.5 Programme Framework Community and Home Care Relationships and Assistance with Service System Support Carer Support Care and Housing Development To provide To support and maintain To support To support the Objective support services to assist care relationships vulnerable clients development of frail, older people to live between carers and to remain in the the community independently at home clients, through providing community through aged care and in the community good quality respite care accessing service system in for frail, older people so appropriate, a way that meets that their regular carer sustainable and the aims of the can take a break affordable housing programme and and linking them broader aged where appropriate, care system to community care and other support services Frail, older people aged Frail, older clients aged People aged 50 recipients 65 years and over 65 years and over years and over funded under the Target (or 50 years and over for (or 50 years and over for who are on a low Commonwealth Group Aboriginal and Torres Aboriginal and Torres income and are Home Support Strait Islander peoples) Strait Islander peoples) homeless or at risk Programme and who need assistance will be the recipients of of homelessness their client base with daily living to remain planned respite services as a result of living independently at experiencing home and in the housing stress or community not having secure accommodation Meals Flexible Respite: Assistance with Sector Service Food Services In-home day respite Care and Support and types Transport Housing Development In-home overnight funded Domestic Assistance activities respite Personal Care Community access – Home Maintenance individual Home Modifications Host family day Social respite Host family overnight Social Support-Group respite (formerly Mobile respite Based Day Care) Other planned Nursing respite. Allied Health and Centre-based respite: Therapy Services Centre based day Goods, Equipment respite and Assistive Residential day Technology respite
Based The My Aged Care screening process will help identify what existing services a client is receiving including accommodation services subsidised by Government. 8.5 Programme Framework Community and Home Support Care Relationships and Carer Support Assistance with Care and Housing Service System Development Objective To provide support services to assist frail, older people to live independently at home and in the community To support and maintain care relationships between carers and clients, through providing good quality respite care for frail, older people so that their regular carer can take a break To support vulnerable clients to remain in the community through accessing appropriate, sustainable and affordable housing and linking them where appropriate, to community care and other support services To support the development of the community aged care service system in a way that meets the aims of the programme and broader aged care system Target Group Frail, older people aged 65 years and over (or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) who need assistance with daily living to remain living independently at home and in the community Frail, older clients aged 65 years and over (or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) will be the recipients of planned respite services People aged 50 years and over who are on a low income and are homeless or at risk of homelessness as a result of experiencing housing stress or not having secure accommodation recipients funded under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme and their client base Service types funded Meals Food Services Transport Domestic Assistance Personal Care Home Maintenance Home Modifications Social Social Support-Group (formerly Day Care) Nursing Allied Health and Therapy Services Goods, Equipment and Assistive Technology Flexible Respite: In-home day respite In-home overnight respite Community access – individual Host family day respite Host family overnight respite Mobile respite Other planned respite. Centre-based respite: Centre based day respite Residential day respite Assistance with Care and Housing Sector Support and Development activities
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