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Consumer Directed Care in Australian Government Community Aged Care Programs
Attention Aged Care Providers
The Australian Government is funding Consumer Directed Care (CDC) in Australian Government community aged care programs. Under the initiative, the Government will fund selected community aged care providers to deliver innovative service models, which will provide care recipients and their carers with greater control over the design and delivery of the care and services they receive.
The initiative will be delivered in two components, one focusing on CDC in packaged care, and the second focusing on CDC approaches to respite.
A total of 500 (non-ongoing) CDC flexible care places known as CDC packaged care places will be allocated in 2011-12 through the Innovative Pool Program for delivering consumer directed care in Australian Government packaged care programs. These places will broadly align with existing Community Aged Care Packages, Extended Aged Care at Home packages, and Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia packages, and importantly will require Approved Providers to offer clients control over how their CDC budget is expended.
Also existing Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres are invited to apply for funding in 2011-12 for CDC places under the National Respite for Carers Program. A total of 200 CDRC places will be made available.
Invitations to apply are open from Saturday, 12 March 2011 and will be advertised in major metropolitan and regional newspapers nationally.
Further information is below.
Consumer Directed Care in Australian Government Funded Community Aged Care
The Australian Government is funding Consumer Directed Care (CDC) in Australian Government community aged care programs. Under the initiative, the Government will fund selected community aged care providers to deliver innovative service models, which will provide care recipients and their carers with greater control over the design and delivery of the care and services they receive.The initiative will be delivered in two components, one focusing on CDC in packaged care, and the second focusing on CDC approaches to respite.
The release of 500 (non-ongoing) CDC packaged care places and 200 Consumer Directed Respite Care (CDRC) places will be available nationally in 2011-12 building on the 500 CDC packaged care places and 200 CDRC places released in 2010.
A total of 500 (non-ongoing) CDC flexible care places known as CDC packaged care places will be allocated in 2011-12 through the Innovative Pool Program for delivering consumer directed care in Australian Government packaged care programs. These places will broadly align with existing Community Aged Care Packages, Extended Aged Care at Home packages, and Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia packages, and importantly will require Approved Providers to offer clients control over how their CDC budget is expended.
Also existing Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres are invited to apply for funding in 2011-12 for CDC places under the National Respite for Carers Program. A total of 200 CDRC places will be made available.
Invitations to apply are open from Saturday, 12 March 2011 and will be advertised in major metropolitan and regional newspapers nationally.
Important note: CDC places will only be allocated to existing Approved Providers as defined under the Aged Care Act 1997, and a formal proposal for places must be submitted. In addition, those providers who are not currently approved to provide flexible care will need to submit an application for flexible care status available from the Department of Health and Ageing’s website.
Further information about CDC is available at the Consumer Directed Care page on the Department of Health and Ageing's website.
Relevant information includes:
- Information on Consumer Directed Care packages;
- fact sheets; and
- instructions on how to register to receive an application form for CDC places.
Regards
Anne Calver
Acting Director
Packaged Care Section
Community Programs and Carers Branch
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