Home and Community Care for Older People

Follow the links below to find information on home and community care of older people, including community nursing and meals services.

For information on the regulation and accreditation of these services, go to the Aged Care Licensing and Accreditation [HealthInsite Topic Page] .

Reviewed March 2009

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Related HealthInsite Topics
Aged Care Assessment Teams
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Links to information on aged care assessment teams.
Community Aged Care Packages
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Links to information about the Community Aged Care Packages (CACP)
Extended Aged Care at Home
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Links to information about Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH)
Home and Community Care (HACC)
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about the Home and Community Care (HACC) program.
17 Resources Found
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Title:   Media release. Living Well Expo connects Coffs Harbour residents to community services
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A Living Well Community Information Expo in Coffs Harbour opened on 3 September, with more than 80 exhibitors helping people living in the town and the surrounding regions connect with the community services they may need.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Veterans' Home Care (VHC)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   The Veterans' Home Care (VHC) program provides low level home care services to eligible veterans and war widows.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Media release. Working together to keep Meals on Wheels rolling across Queensland
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   More than $5 million has been provided for Meals on Wheels services throughout Queensland.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Homefront
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Information about HomeFront, a Department of Veterans' Affairs program designed to prevent falls and accidents in the home.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Community nurses
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Information for Department of Veterans' Affairs community nursing providers, including schedules of fees, fact sheets and notes.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Home care and support
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Information about home care and support available to eligible members of the veteran community.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Aged care - helping people at home
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Older people who wish to live at home can access services from the Australian Commonwealth and State Governments. These include rails to help prevent falls, nursing services and personal alarms.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Media release. Aged care providers recognising community care: 10-to-one oversubscription in 2008-2009 Aged Care Approvals Round
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot has released further preliminary national data showing the aged care sector has sought 27,039 community care places for the 2,784 places on offer from the Australian Government in the 2008-2009 Aged Care Approvals Round.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Carers - support available
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Carers who look after an older person need support. Help may be available from private agencies, government agencies or family and friends. Respite services are available to give carers a break. Other services may provide help with meals, nursing, gardening and house maintenance.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   ComPAC
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   The goal of this project is to develop evidence based guidelines for a palliative approach for aged care in the community.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   The community-based aged care workforce - Part two: Characteristics of community-based aged care workforce (including volunteers) in selected countries and technology and the community-based aged care workforce: possible workforce impacts
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report presents the findings of a Departmental review of literature on the characteristics of the community-based aged care workforce (including volunteers) in selected industrialised countries and the possible impact of technology.
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   National intake and carer needs assessment: consultation paper
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   To review the way information on clients and carers is currently used, with the aim to improve consistency in client and carer assessment for eligibility and need.
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   Carers booklet
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   A booklet developed to assist carers, providing information about specific services available through DVA as well as general information about services available in the community.
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   2004 Aged care approvals round
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Results of the 2004 Aged Care Approvals Round.
Date:   Mar 2005
Title:   Commonwealth Carelink Centre brochure
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This advertisement provides a description of the services provided by Commonwealth Carelink Centres.
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Commonwealth Carelink Centres - Service Charter
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Service Charter for Commonwealth Carelink Centres is aimed at providing guidance on access to services; information and consultation; efficient and effective service delivery; coordinated, planned and reliable service delivery; privacy, confidentiality and access to personal information; complaints and disputes, and advocacy.
Date:   Apr 2003
Title:   Older Australia at a glance, 3rd ed.
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This third edition of Older Australia at a Glance provides insights into the diversity of the older population of Australia at the beginning of the 21st century, where they are living, what they are doing, how healthy they are and the services they are using.
Date:   Oct 2002
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