Core Eligibility An elderly person A frail, older person An elderly person, People who meet the Requirements who is experiencing who has difficulty who has completed eligibility criteria for decline’ performing activities of an episode of acute approval for ‘functional that is likely to be daily living without help and/or sub-acute residential care and reversed and/or due to functional care, and has the who need respite slowed by STRC. limitations. capacity to benefit care are eligible for from additional care approval for to complete their residential respite restorative process care. and optimise their physical and cognitive functional capacity. Period of care Time-limited Not time limited. Time-limited Time-limited Up to 8 without Up to 12 weeks with 63 days can be used NB: CHSP restorative extension. possibility of per financial year care service type is extension. (with the possibility time-limited as a of an extra 21 days targeted short-term accessible via ACAT intervention to address re-assessment). a particular functional deficit. Care Provided in a home Provided in a home Provided in a home Provided in a Environment care setting or a care setting. care setting or a residential care residential care residential care setting. NB: CHSP restorative setting, or a setting, or a care service type can combination of both. combination of also be provided in a both. clinic, at a day centre, a group environment or other community setting. Time Out Care recipients can No leave arrangements. No leave Not applicable due to Provisions take up to 7 days arrangements. care type. leave from the placement. Approval No extension No extension Must be re-assessed Must be re-assessed Extension provisions. provisions. by ACAT as requiring by ACAT as requiring Provisions an extension which an extension which can be up to a can be up to a maximum of 6 maximum of 21 days. weeks.
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 sub-acute 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 time-limited 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 re-assessment). 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. Approval Extension Provisions No extension provisions. No extension provisions. Must be re-assessed by ACAT as requiring an extension which can be up to a maximum of 6 weeks. Must be re-assessed by ACAT as requiring an extension which can be up to a maximum of 21 days.
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