https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2015L02125 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2016C00050 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2015C00623 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2014L00697 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2015C00075 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2014L00810 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2014L00803 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2016C00049 Copies of the legislation and any amendments to it can be found on the (https://www.legislation.gov.au/). Attachment B - Comparative table of Commonwealth funded / subsidised aged care services Eligibility Commonwealth Transition Care Residential Related Restorative Care Home Support Respite Care Information Programme Programme Aim of care To reverse and/or To support older To facilitate a To provide an slow people to be more continuum of alternative care ‘functional decline’ with the independent at care for older arrangement aim of improving home and in the people who with the primary care recipient community and to have completed purpose of giving wellbeing. prolong their entry a hospital (acute a carer or care into longterm or sub-acute) recipient a ongoing care. episode. break from their usual care arrangements. Type of place Flexible Care. Not Applicable. Flexible Care. Residential Care. under the Aged Care Act 1997 Type of High intensity (Usually) low Goal-oriented, High or low support intensity (low time-limited and level respite short term early volume) long term therapy focused care. intervention support. (low intensity) support. following a hospital stay.
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2015L02125 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2016C00050 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2015C00623 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2014L00697 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2015C00075 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2014L00810 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2014L00803 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Latest/F2016C00049 Copies of the legislation and any amendments to it can be found on the (https://www.legislation.gov.au/). Attachment B - Comparative table of Commonwealth funded / subsidised aged care services Eligibility Related Information Restorative Care Programme Commonwealth Home Support Programme Transition Care Residential Respite Care Aim of care To reverse and/or slow ‘functional decline’ with the aim of improving care recipient wellbeing. To support older people to be more independent at home and in the community and to prolong their entry into longterm ongoing care. To facilitate a continuum of care for older people who have completed a hospital (acute or sub-acute) episode. To provide an alternative care arrangement with the primary purpose of giving a carer or care recipient a break from their usual care arrangements. Type of place under the Aged Care Act 1997 Flexible Care. Not Applicable. Flexible Care. Residential Care. Type of support High intensity short term early intervention support. (Usually) low intensity (low volume) long term support. Goal-oriented, time-limited and therapy focused (low intensity) following a hospital stay. High or low level respite care.
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