Service funded Other Food Services Transport Domestic Assistance Personal Care Home Maintenance Home Modifications Social Support-Individual Social Support-Group (formerly Centre-Based Day Care) Nursing Allied Health and Therapy Services Goods, Equipment and Assistive Technology Specialised Support Services Flexible Respite: In-home day respite In-home overnight respite Community access – individual respite Host family day respite Host family overnight respite Mobile respite Other planned respite. Centre-based respite: Centre based day respite Residential day respite Community respite Cottage respite (Overnight community) Assistance with Care and Housing Sector Support and Development activities 2.2 Sub-Programme – objective, target population, eligibility and services 2.2.1 Community and Home Support Sub-Programme Objective To provide entry-level support services to frail, older people to assist them to live independently at home and in the community. Target population older people (people aged 65 years and over or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) who need assistance with daily living to remain living independently at home and in the community. In certain circumstances services may be provided to people outside the identified target groups for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme as noted in Section 1.2.8 of this Programme Manual. Eligibility Frail, older person who: is aged 65 years and over (or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples); and has difficulty performing activities of daily living without help due to functional limitations (for example communications, social interaction, mobility or self-care); and lives in the community. Service types funded
Objective To provide frail, older people with access to transport services that support their access to the community. Service type description Transport refers to the provision of a structure or network that delivers accessible transport to eligible clients and includes: direct transport services which are those where the trip is provided by a worker or a volunteer; and indirect transport services including trips provided through vouchers. Consistent with the findings of the Review of Community Transport, the Department will commence work to develop a revised definition for transport services from July 2015 in partnership with states and territories and the sector. This Programme Manual will be updated once this work is complete. recipients should operate on the definition provided in this Programme Manual until this work is completed. Service delivery setting e.g. home/centre/clinic/community Includes, but is not limited to, transport services provided to or from facilities or the client’s home. Use of including any target areas Funding must be used for non-assisted/assisted transport and planned (group) and on-demand (individual) services. The carers of older people accessing Commonwealth Home Support Programme transport services may accompany those clients when using those services where required. Legislation Grant recipients must comply with relevant Commonwealth and/or state/territory legislation and regulations, for example holding appropriate licenses, meeting state accreditation standards and meeting any legislated access requirements. As per Section 3.2 of this Programme Manual, all Commonwealth Home Support Programme services must be able to offer accessible service options to people with physical or sensory disabilities. Output measure Number of one-way trips. Service providers are to count clients and carers separately when reporting outputs. Staff qualifications Drivers of transport services must hold an appropriate licence. Grant recipients must also take reasonable care to ensure the safety of all concerned where paid staff or volunteers are providing transport services. It is the responsibility of the grant recipient to ensure they are meeting their Work Health and Safety responsibilities for safe driving and client transport practices. Service type: Domestic Assistance Objective To provide frail, older people with assistance with domestic
Note 1 A person who intentionally makes a false statement in a statutory declaration is guilty of an offence, the punishment for which is imprisonment for a term of 4 years — see section 11 of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959. Note 2 Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to all offences against the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 — see section 5A of the Statutory Declarations Act 1959. A statutory declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 may be made before– (1) a person who is currently licensed or registered under a law to practise in one of the following occupations: Chiropractor Dentist Legal practitioner Medical practitioner Nurse Optometrist Patent attorney Pharmacist Physiotherapist Psychologist Trade marks attorney Veterinary surgeon (2) a person who is enrolled on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, or the High Court of Australia, as a legal practitioner (however described); or (3) a person who is in the following list: Agent of the Australian Postal Corporation who is in charge of an office supplying postal services to the public Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955) Bailiff Bank officer with 5 or more continuous years of service Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous service executive officer of a Commonwealth court Clerk of a court Commissioner for Affidavits Commissioner for Declarations Credit officer with 5 or more years of continuous service Employee of the Australian Trade Commission who is: (a) in a country or place outside Australia; and (b) authorised under paragraph 3 (d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and (c) exercising his or her function in that place Employee of the Commonwealth who is: (a) in a country or place outside Australia; and (b) authorised paragraph 3 (c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955; and (c) exercising his or her function in that place Fellow of the National Tax Accountants’ Association Finance company officer with 5 or more years of continuous service Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this list