Evaluation of the consumer - directed care initiative - Final Report
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Glossary
1 Introduction- 2 The consumer-directed care initiative
- 3 Evaluation of the consumer-directed care initiative
- 4 Profile of participants and the supports they accessed
- 5 Implementation and operation of the initiative
- 6 Impact of the initiative for CDC participants and their carers
- 7 Impact of the initiative for CDRC participants and the people they care for
- 8 Impact on providers and the broader service system
- 9 Cost assessment and cost-effectiveness of the initiative
- 10 Key findings
- 11 Lessons learnt and strategies for consideration
- Appendices
- References
Department of Health and Ageing
January 2012
Acknowledgements
The evaluation team wishes to explicitly acknowledge the contribution made by the CDC and CDRC participants and carers who gave up their time to be interviewed as part of this evaluation, and participants who completed surveys conducted as part of the evaluation. Their contribution and insights were invaluable to the evaluation, and to them, we express our gratitude.The team would also like to thank the CDC and CDRC provider staff and management who participated in interviews and compiled valuable service and expenditure data to inform the evaluation.
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