5: Having a Break: Supporting positive care relationships Outcome: Family/carer relationships are maintained and strengthened. Breaks can be provided through a wide range of activities and services offered to people with disability and their families. The breaks provide positive experiences for people with disability, and strengthens and maintain the capacity of families to provide support and care. There are many factors affecting the cost of delivering service under this cluster. These should be taken into consideration when establishing a price. Please refer to on page 3 for further information. Cluster 5 – Having a Break Price ($) Having a Break – Hourly $51 - $70 per hour Services are tailored to meet the needs of the person with disability and family, and may include the following types of activities: In-home assistance for the carer to undertake typical family activities In-home assistance which gives the carer a break Out-of-home assistance, which may include individual activities, centre-based or shared living settings, alternative family setting or other flexible respite options. Respite accommodation in time of immediate need. Group activities $17 - $23.40 per hour. Where activity has a high ratio of individuals to support staff i.e. one support worker to 4 -10 individuals. Price as negotiated. Shared activities $51 - $70 per hour Shared activities are those where two or three individuals undertake an activity supported by one support worker. Each person is funded individually and contributing to the cost of support, the price for each person is expected to be at the lower end of the range. Having a Break – Daily $118.50 - $900.40 per day/night. Respite, either in-home or out-of-home, for periods 13 hours and over. Friday night to Sunday night is considered two 24 hour periods.
hour for trained therapy assistants. human relationships. Individual strategies form part of a holistic approach to services required to achieve the individual’s identified goals/outcomes detailed in their plan. Collaboration with other community services that are involved with the individual are an integral part of ensuring successful outcomes are achieved and best practice approaches to service delivery are employed. Therapeutic supports are provided to assist the person to apply their functional skills to improve participation and independence in daily, practical activities. Targeted services also include the provision of a range of counselling services which may include relationship, family, grief, family and/or group counselling. Counselling services build an individual’s capacity to work towards their personal goals. Attachment One: Definition of terms Term Definition Accommodation cluster Relates to out of natural family-home supported accommodation and includes various models of living away from home. The price for supported accommodation is inclusive of activities of daily living, skills development in the home and reasonable engagement in the community. Assistive technology & home modifications Assistive technology is any device or system that allows individuals to perform tasks they would otherwise be unable to accomplish, and increases the ease and safety with which the task can be performed. Home modifications are changes to the structure, layout or fittings of the person’s home that are required to enable the person to safely access and move around frequently used areas in their home as a result of their disability. Behaviour support and specialist care cluster Provision of services to individuals with either challenging behaviour and/or vulnerabilities or complex medical/health needs. Cancellation Refers to as individual notifying a provider more than 48 hours in advance that scheduled hours of service are not required or are unable to be received. Where notice is given with more than 48 hours, individuals will not be charged for the service. Where notice is given with less than 48 hours or there is