Evaluation of the consumer - directed care initiative - Final Report
1.3 Terminology
- 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
The ‘CDC initiative’ (or ‘the initiative’) are overarching terms used throughout this report, and encompass both consumer-directed care (CDC) package component and consumer-directed respite care (CDRC) package component of the initiative.
Throughout this report, there are references to care recipient and carers, and to ‘CDC participants’ and ‘CDRC participants’. ‘CDC participants’ are care recipients in receipt of a CDC package. ‘CDC participants’ do not include the carers of people receiving the CDC package. ‘CDRC participants’ are carers in receipt of a CDR package. ‘CDRC participants’ do not include the people who were being cared for by the CDRC participant.
A care recipient is a person who receives formal community care services and/or care from an informal carer (such as their spouse or other family member). A carer refers to the person who provides informal care to a person in need of support.
Acronyms used throughout the report were listed in the glossary at the beginning of this report.