Service Flexible Respite: Assistance with Sector Support funded Other Food Services In-home day respite Care and and In-home overnight Transport Housing Development Domestic Assistance respite activities Community access Personal Care – Home Maintenance individual respite Host family day respite Home Modifications Host family overnight Social Support-Individual Social Support-Group respite Mobile respite (formerly Centre-Based Day Care) Other planned respite. Nursing Centre-based respite: Allied Health and Centre based day Therapy Services respite Residential day respite Goods, Equipment and Community Assistive Technology Specialised Support respite Services Cottage respite (Overnight community) 2.2 Sub-Programme objective, target population, eligibility – and services 2.2.1 Community and Home Support Sub-Programme Objective To provide entry-level support services to frail, older people to assist them to live independently at home and in the community. Target population older people (people aged 65 years and over or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) who need assistance with daily living to remain living independently at home and in the community. In certain circumstances services may be provided to people outside the identified target groups for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme as noted in Section 1.2.8 of this Programme Manual. Eligibility Frail, older person who: is aged 65 years and over (or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples); and has difficulty performing activities of daily living without help due to functional limitations (for example communications, social interaction, mobility or self-care); and lives in the community. Service types funded
Service funded Other Food Services Transport Domestic Assistance Personal Care Home Maintenance Home Modifications Social Support-Individual Social Support-Group (formerly Centre-Based Day Care) Nursing Allied Health and Therapy Services Goods, Equipment and Assistive Technology Specialised Support Services Flexible Respite: In-home day respite In-home overnight respite Community access – individual respite Host family day respite Host family overnight respite Mobile respite Other planned respite. Centre-based respite: Centre based day respite Residential day respite Community respite Cottage respite (Overnight community) Assistance with Care and Housing Sector Support and Development activities 2.2 Sub-Programme – objective, target population, eligibility and services 2.2.1 Community and Home Support Sub-Programme Objective To provide entry-level support services to frail, older people to assist them to live independently at home and in the community. Target population older people (people aged 65 years and over or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) who need assistance with daily living to remain living independently at home and in the community. In certain circumstances services may be provided to people outside the identified target groups for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme as noted in Section 1.2.8 of this Programme Manual. Eligibility Frail, older person who: is aged 65 years and over (or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples); and has difficulty performing activities of daily living without help due to functional limitations (for example communications, social interaction, mobility or self-care); and lives in the community. Service types funded
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