Respite in the Commonwealth Home Support ProgrammeLucelle Veneros

State ManagerNSW/ACT Office

National Respite Association - Shaping our future; respite and community care conference Thursday 23 October

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional owners on whose land we meet today. We pay our respects to their elders past and present.

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• Commonwealth Home Support Programme

• Respite under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme

• My Aged Care

Overview

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Aged Care ReformReforms going forward

2014

• Accommodation prices published on My Aged Care

• Changes to fees and subsidies

• Removal of high/low

2015

• Increased functionality – My Aged Care

• Commonwealth Home Support Programme

• Consumer Directed Care (CDC) for all Home Care Packages

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Commonwealth Home Support Programme

Combines under one programme:

• Commonwealth HACC Program

• National Respite for Carers Program

• Day Therapy Centres; and potentially the

• Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged Program

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Commonwealth Home Support Programme

Current status

• Key Directions for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme Discussion Paper released May 2014

• Aged Care Reform Roadshow delivered throughout May and June

• Submissions closed in response to the Discussion paper on 30 June – some 400 received

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Commonwealth Home Support Programme

Key changes from 1 July 2015

• One consolidated programme providing support

• An increased focus on wellness and reablement

• More targeted approach to sector support and development

• Nationally consistent fees policy

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Commonwealth Home Support Programme

Benefits for clients and providers

• Common arrangements

• Streamlined reporting

• Consolidated service outcomes

• Consistent assessment arrangements

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Commonwealth Home Support Programme

Programme Arrangements

• Block funding

• Streamlined funding agreements

• Planning and allocation of funding

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Commonwealth Home Support Programme

Next steps

• Creation of the CHSP manual

• Development of national fees policy

• Transition arrangements and timeframes to be communicated

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Commonwealth Home Support Programme

Service Type Reviews

Reviews undertaken:• Streamlining respite • Service group two (case management, client care co-ordination,

assessment, counselling/support, information and advocacy)• Service group five (goods and equipment, formal linen, home

maintenance, home modifications)• Service group six (meals)• Service group seven (transport)

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Respite under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme

• Valuing carers

• Combine funding for HACC respite with NRCP

• CHSP to support carers of older people (aged 65 years and over, or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

• Provide quality care for the care recipient

• Range of models in NRCP continue

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Respite under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme• The principles of consumer direction and wellness will be embedded in

service delivery

• The ‘entry tier’ and respite services

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Sector Support and the Commonwealth Home Support Programme

• Flexibility and innovation will be considered in the context of whole of age care supports

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My Aged Care

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My Aged Care

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What is next for My Aged Care

The next stage of My Aged Care will be implemented incrementally from January 2015 and will include:

• a registration process for a central client record

• a standardised national approach to assessment

• access to telephone screening

• face-to-face assessment through assessment organisations to determine care needs with a focus on reablement

• a service matching and referral capability

• access portals for clients, carers, assessors and providers to access the system

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How respite will be accessed under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme• Access to Commonwealth Home Support Programme services will be

facilitated through screening and assessment undertaken by My Aged Care and Regional Assessment Services. It will identify:

- The care needs of the care recipient- Type of care provided by the carer- Any difficulties/concerns with the caring arrangement- Sustainability of the caring arrangement- Any supports that may assist with the caring role

• Assessment will result in the development of a support plan, based on client goals and agreed actions to be taken, such as referral to respite and other CHSP services.

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Next Steps

• Feedback to the Discussion Paper

• The Commonwealth Home Support Programme Manual

• The future of carer supports

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For more information

CHSP@dss.gov.au

My Aged Care website (www.myagedcare.gov.au) or 1800 200 422*

Ongoing updates available at the Department’s website (http://www.dss.gov.au/agedcarereform)

Email questions to agedcarereforms@dss.gov.au

NSW & ACT Office email: NSWACT.HACC@dss.gov.au

* 1800 calls are free from fixed lines; however, calls from mobiles may be charged.

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Thank you

NSWACT.HACC@dss.gov.au