A B C D E F G Target group Target population in Data source Client population Data source Diversity Rational/comments catchment plan priority? Yes/no Aboriginal Aboriginal population is Local govt profile Aware of 3 clients. DHHS MDS data Yes Aboriginal people have higher 0.08 of total population May be others that for x and x LGAs. levels of disadvantage than the in x and x LGA general population. Add to haven’t identified as Home care Aboriginal diversity plan. coordinators. CALD Tamil population is 6% Local govt profile Tamil clients: 2% in x DHHS MDS data Yes Add to diversity plan in x and x LGA and x LGAs. Not aware of any Tamils using our services. Greek population is ABS Greek clients: 8% in DHHS MDS data. No Greek community appears well 10%. Increase in x and x LGAs. High Anecdotal data. represented in HACC services. enquiries from older take up of Greek Not a priority at this time. Greeks clients in PAG (approx 1/3 of PAG clients). 500 Italians over age ABS High take up of Home Care Yes Add to diversity plan focus on – domestic assistance. 70 in the x and x LGAs Coordinators issues with delivered meals Often start delivered meals then drop out Dementia Prevalence of dementia AAV Have a dementia PAG service No No waiting list for PAG. in LGA is specific PAG. usage data. Dementia a focus in previous year diversity plan. CCWs did dementia training in 2014. Rural and Anecdotally a high Access & Support Currently service Service usage Yes Develop strategies that include
A Target group B Target population in catchment C Data source D Client population E Data source F Diversity plan priority? Yes/no G Rational/comments Aboriginal Aboriginal population is 0.08 of total population in x and x LGA Local govt profile Aware of 3 clients. May be others that haven’t identified as Aboriginal DHHS MDS data for x and x LGAs. Home care coordinators. Yes Aboriginal people have higher levels of disadvantage than the general population. Add to diversity plan. CALD Tamil population is 6% in x and x LGA Local govt profile Tamil clients: 2% in x and x LGAs. Not aware of any Tamils using our services. DHHS MDS data Yes Add to diversity plan Greek population is 10%. Increase in enquiries from older Greeks ABS Greek clients: 8% in x and x LGAs. High take up of Greek clients in PAG (approx 1/3 of PAG clients). DHHS MDS data. Anecdotal data. No Greek community appears well represented in HACC services. Not a priority at this time. 500 Italians over age 70 in the x and x LGAs ABS High take up of domestic assistance. Often start delivered meals then drop out Home Care Coordinators Yes Add to diversity plan – focus on issues with delivered meals Dementia Prevalence of dementia in LGA is AAV Have a dementia specific PAG. PAG service usage data. No No waiting list for PAG. Dementia a focus in previous year diversity plan. CCWs did dementia training in 2014. Rural and Anecdotally a high Access & Support Currently service Service usage Yes Develop strategies that include
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