Additional Funding for Home and Community Care Services in Victoria
Older Victorians who live in their own homes will benefit this year from an $11.9 million boost to aged care services provided to them across the state through the Home and Community Care (HACC) program - a joint initiative of the federal and state government.
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The Hon Mark Butler MP
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing
The Hon David Davis MP
Victorian Minister for Health
3 March 2011Older Victorians who live in their own homes will benefit this year from an $11.9 million boost to aged care services provided to them across the state through the Home and Community Care (HACC) program - a joint initiative of the federal and state government.
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler and Victorian Minister for Health and Ageing David Davis today said the additional funding would allow more frail, older people and younger people with a disability to be able to remain in their own homes and communities.
Mr Butler said that HACC initiative delivers affordable and accessible care to help meet the individual needs of older people, people with a disability and their carers.
“The Federal Government contributed $7.1 million and the Victorian Government contributed $4.8 million to the $11.9 million package. The jointly funded HACC program will provide $502.8 million in 2010-11 to about 480 agencies across Victoria. This is an increase of $30.3 million or 6.4 per cent on 2009-10,” he said.
Mr Davis said that a $11.9 million funding boost will increase access to care for people who wish to remain in their own homes and community, close to family and friends, for as long as possible.
“HACC services provide the practical assistance that many older Victorians and younger persons with disabilities need to complete every day tasks and retain their independence. It assists about 265,000 Victorians a year needing domestic help, nursing, allied health such as physio and podiatry, delivered meals, social support and personal care.
“With this latest funding boost, Victorians will get an estimated extra 197,000 hours of care to remain living at home and stay connected with their community,” Mr Davis said.
“This includes 43,000 more hours of allied health services such as physiotherapy, podiatry and dietetics, 55,000 more hours of personal care and an additional 28,000 hours of domestic assistance”.
Media contacts:
Minister Butler: 02 6277 7220
Minister Davis: Nathan Robinson 0417 252 968
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