Support for People with Special Needs One of the objectives of the Act is to facilitate access to aged care services by those who need them, regardless of race, culture, language, gender, economic circumstance or geographic location. To give effect to this objective, and to ensure services are appropriate to the needs of all customers, the Act designates certain people as with special needs’. ‘people The special needs groups that are included in section 11–3 of the Act are: people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds veterans people who live in rural or remote areas people who are financially or socially disadvantaged people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless care-leavers parents separated from children by forced adoption or removal lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. 8.1. People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities Health conditions associated with ageing often affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people earlier than other Australians. To reflect this, the aged care target population includes the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population aged 50 years or older, compared with 65 years or older for non-Indigenous Australians. Figure 7 the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in aged care services, relative to their representation in the aged care target population. An index of 0 indicates equivalent representation in these aged care services compared to the broader population; indices above 0 indicate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a higher proportional representation in these services; indices below 0 indicate a proportionally lower representation in these services. Broadly speaking, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a proportionally higher representation in home care, and a proportionally lower representation in residential care (Figure 7). Figure 7: of equity of access for non-flexible aged care services for older people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, 2015–16 Flexible models of care are provided under the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program. This program funds culturally appropriate aged care to people close to home, and are located mainly in rural and remote areas. As at 30 June 2016, 32 aged care services were funded $35.2 million to deliver 820 aged care places through this program. Funding for special measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is also provided under the Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund (DACS) (see Chapter 9.2).
Support for People with Special Needs One of the objectives of the Act is to facilitate access to aged care services by those who need them, regardless of race, culture, language, gender, economic circumstance or geographic location. To give effect to this objective, and to ensure services are appropriate to the needs of all customers, the Act designates certain people as ‘people with special needs’. The special needs groups that are included in section 11–3 of the Act are: people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds veterans people who live in rural or remote areas people who are financially or socially disadvantaged people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless care-leavers parents separated from children by forced adoption or removal lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. 8.1. People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities Health conditions associated with ageing often affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people earlier than other Australians. To reflect this, the aged care target population includes the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population aged 50 years or older, compared with 65 years or older for non-Indigenous Australians. Figure 7 the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in aged care services, relative to their representation in the aged care target population. An index of 0 indicates equivalent representation in these aged care services compared to the broader population; indices above 0 indicate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a higher proportional representation in these services; indices below 0 indicate a proportionally lower representation in these services. Broadly speaking, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a proportionally higher representation in home care, and a proportionally lower representation in residential care (Figure 7). Figure 7: of equity of access for non-flexible aged care services for older people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, 2015–16 Flexible models of care are provided under the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program. This program funds culturally appropriate aged care to people close to home, and are located mainly in rural and remote areas. As at 30 June 2016, 32 aged care services were funded $35.2 million to deliver 820 aged care places through this program. Funding for special measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is also provided under the Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund (DACS) (see Chapter 9.2).
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