$20 million for employed carer respite in NSW
Additional funding of more than $20 million over four years will be provided to expand respite care in NSW to assist employed carers looking after older people.
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7 February 2006
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Additional funding of more than $20 million over four years will be provided to expand respite care in NSW to assist employed carers looking after older people.
The Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, today announced funding for 20 projects in NSW to support the complex respite needs of people balancing caring and paid work, including those caring for people with dementia.
The NSW funding is part of $65 million provided to expand respite care for employed carers of frail older people across Australia from January 2006.
"This is the first significant Australian Government funding for this type of respite care. These projects will provide flexible respite care for employed carers that is responsive to the needs of both the carers and the people they care for," Senator Santoro said.
"The extra services funded by this measure will make a big difference to carers who also want or need to work.
"Carers who help older people, usually family or friends, are making a great contribution to our community, but should also be supported in earning an income. Thanks to their efforts many people are able to stay in their own homes instead of being forced into residential care," he said.
Among the NSW projects, Uniting Church Australia Property Trust will receive more than $1,850,000 over four years for a new Botany Respite Day Centre, operating from 7am to 7pm weekdays.
The service will target carers who are having difficulty in maintaining or securing a job because of a lack of suitable respite care options. Care recipients will be able to choose from a variety of recreational activities, and transport will be available to and from the centre.
The 2005-06 Budget provided $207.6 million over four years for a variety of respite care to build on the government’s current investment in supporting carers.
Media contact: Bob Pounds (02) 6277 7820 or 0408 612 603
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