Home and Community Care [HACC]
The Home and Community Care (HACC) Program is a joint Australian and State and Territory Government initiative that helps older Australians (including veterans, those with disabilities, and their carers) to live independently.
HACC provides funding, services and support to enable frail, older people to remain in the community, rather than moving into an aged care home. People who care for an older person may also be eligible to receive support through the HACC program’s respite care programs.
Referrals can be made directly to a HACC service provider.
If you are interested in receiving HACC services in the following locations please contact us on the numbers below:
- SA - 1300 732 370
- TAS - 1300 732 370
Department of Veterans' Affairs
DVA Community Nursing and Veterans' Home Care program offers nursing care to eligible Veterans in the comfort of their own home. Services are flexible and tailored to meet individual needs.
These services include:
- Wound care
- Continence management
- Palliative care
- Medication management
- General nursing care
- Personal care
- Domestic assistance
- Respite care
- Home & Garden Maitenance
Community Aged Care Packages (CACP)
A Community Aged Care Package (CACP), Extended At Home Care [EACH] and Extended at Home Care Dementia Package [EACH-D] is an individually tailored package of services for older persons with complex care needs to enable them to stay living at home.
Clients must be assessed and approved as eligible by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT).
Supported Accommodation
Support is provided over a 24-hour period. Individually tailored care plans and personal development activities are arranged for each client.
Clients are supported to maintain their independence in areas such as shopping, cooking, laundering, cleaning, attending appointments and gardening.
Recreational activities undertaken with clients outside the home include train rides, picnics, fishing, going to the gym, and social events.
National Respite for Carers Program [NRCP]
NRCP is an Australian Government funded program to assist carers with information, respite care and support. Respite is a break for those carers providing care for someone who may be a frail older person or someone with a disability or chronic illness.
Transition Care Package
Transitional Care Packages offer alternatives to extended periods of hospitalisation by providing rehabilitation, nursing and support services. The programs are targeted for older people who are in hospital and need support at home. Participants are offered an individually tailored program of transitional care for typically 8-12 weeks. Transition care provides a range of services dependent on individual need including:
- Nursing support
- Low intensity rehabilitation
- Personal care
- Medical support/GP oversight
- Case management
