A person must usually be over the age of 65 and need three or more specific services which can be provided by a package. Someone needing help only with shopping or meals, for instance, wouldn't be eligible, whereas someone who needed help with transport to doctors' appointments, shopping and meals would be eligible. To find out if someone is eligible for a CACP, they must be assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team - a team of health workers usually based at the local hospital. Your doctor, community health centre or hospital can refer you to the nearest Aged Care Assessment Team who will assess the person in their own home. Interpreters can be arranged, if necessary.
Costs vary from service to service and are based on a person's ability to pay.
However someone who is unable to pay won't be refused a service. 7517 GPO Box 1614, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia This site has been made possible with the cooperation and support of NSW Health Dept and South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service.