Core Eligibility An elderly person A frail, older person An elderly People who meet Requirements who is who has difficulty person, who has the eligibility experiencing performing completed an criteria for activities of daily episode of acute approval for ‘functional decline’ that is living without help and/or residential care likely to be due to functional care, and and who need reversed and/or limitations. has the capacity respite care are slowed by STRC. to benefit from eligible for additional care approval for to complete residential their restorative respite care. process and optimise their physical and cognitive functional capacity. Period of care Time-limited Not time limited. Time-limited Time-limited Up to 8 Up to 12 weeks 63 days can be NB: CHSP without with possibility used per restorative care extension. of extension. financial year service type is (with the limited as a possibility of an targeted short-term extra 21 days intervention to accessible via address a particular ACAT functional deficit. Care Provided in a Provided in a home Provided in a Provided in a Environment home care setting care setting. home care residential care or a residential setting or a setting. NB: CHSP care setting, or a residential care restorative care combination of setting, or a service type can both. combination of also be provided in both. a clinic, at a day centre, a group environment or other community setting. Time Out Care recipients No leave No leave Not applicable Provisions can take up to 7 arrangements. arrangements. due to care type. days leave from the placement.
Core Eligibility Requirements An elderly person who is experiencing ‘functional decline’ that is likely to be reversed and/or slowed by STRC. A frail, older person who has difficulty performing activities of daily living without help due to functional limitations. An elderly person, who has completed an episode of acute and/or care, and has the capacity to benefit from additional care to complete their restorative process and optimise their physical and cognitive functional capacity. People who meet the eligibility criteria for approval for residential care and who need respite care are eligible for approval for residential respite care. Period of care Time-limited Up to 8 without extension. Not time limited. NB: CHSP restorative care service type is as a targeted short-term intervention to address a particular functional deficit. Time-limited Up to 12 weeks with possibility of extension. Time-limited 63 days can be used per financial year (with the possibility of an extra 21 days accessible via ACAT Care Environment Provided in a home care setting or a residential care setting, or a combination of both. Provided in a home care setting. NB: CHSP restorative care service type can also be provided in a clinic, at a day centre, a group environment or other community setting. Provided in a home care setting or a residential care setting, or a combination of both. Provided in a residential care setting. Time Out Provisions Care recipients can take up to 7 days leave from the placement. No leave arrangements. No leave arrangements. Not applicable due to care type. limited
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