Additional Funding for HACC Services in Western Australia
More frail, older people and younger people with a disability will receive support to stay in their own homes and communities, thanks to $15.9 million in funding for the Home and Community Care (HACC) program this year.
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17 February 2012
More frail, older people and younger people with a disability will receive support to stay in their own homes and communities, thanks to $15.9 million in funding for the Home and Community Care (HACC) program this year, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, announced today.
“The Gillard Labor Government is providing more funding, for more services, to more older Australians than ever before,” Mr Butler said.
“Our support of the HACC program is making a real difference to people’s quality of life. Access to good support can be the difference between someone remaining in their own community among family and friends or living in a nursing home.
“I’ve met with more than 4,000 older Australians since the release of the Productivity Commission’s Final Report and the very clear message I’m getting is that older Australians want to live our their later years in their own homes for as long as possible, if not for the rest of their lives.
“That’s why we continue to support the HACC program, which provides everyday assistance to people to live as independently as possible in their own homes.”
Under HACC, 68,000 West Australians each year receive domestic help, nursing, allied health care such as physiotherapy and podiatry, home-delivered meals, social support and personal care.
A snapshot of support being provided:
- Community First International will receive $277,000 to expand a range of services including personal care, social support, transport and respite to the South West Metropolitan region
- City of Swan will receive $117,000 to expand centre-based day care and transport services.
- Regional WA will also receive additional funding, including $136,000 to the East Pilbara Independent Support agency for replacement vehicles, $250,000 to Capecare in the South West of the state for a new building and $120,000 to Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation to expand services in the Goldfields region along with $19,500 to replace equipment.”
The HACC program was established by the Hawke Labor Government in 1985 and has grown from over $150 million in 1985 to a $2 billion program in 2010-11, supporting over 800,000 Australians in their homes.
For all media inquiries, please contact the Minister's Office on 02 6277 7280
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