Programs & Services
Community Aged Care Packages (CACP)
Community Aged Care Packages are planned and coordinated individual packages of support services to help people who are frail and/or elderly who have complex needs, to remain living in their own home. The type of services that you may receive as part of a package are bathing, dressing, meal preparation, transport, laundry, garden safety or social activities. To determine eligibility an assessment by the Aged Care Assessment Team is necessary.
HACC (Home & Community Care)
HACC programs are jointly funded by State and Commonwealth governments to provide basic support to clients who are frail, aged, people with disabilities and their carers who only require a minimum level of assistance. Basic support includes personal and respite care, social support, domestic assistance and some meal preparation.
HACC Post-Acute Packages
These packages of care are only available to people who are elderly and being discharged from hospital. The provision of personal care and domestic assistance is available from the date of discharge on a reducing level until support is removed after 6 weeks when the client is able to resume independent living. In some instances clients need further services and assistance will be given with necessary referral. The amount and type of service provided is determined by the HACC Case Manager and FBC is advised accordingly. Service provision is reviewed after 3 weeks by the HACC Case Manager.
Home Help
Home help refers to assisting with general household duties, such as meal preparation, vacuuming and cleaning of bathrooms.
Home Maintenance
Home Maintenance refers to assistance with the maintenance and repair of the person's home and garden to keep their home in a safe and habitable condition. This may include assistance to reduce garden maintenance, one-off spring cleaning and a home handy man service to assist with light maintenance such as changing light bulbs, minor painting, replacing tap washers and so on.
Hosting
Hosting is a community based volunteer respite program for people with disabilities and older people who need respite outside the usual residential options. Individuals are matched with a Host who will provide regular respite for up to 48 hours per month. This respite may be provided in the Host's home, however other flexible arrangements can be made.
Host Homes
Host Homes is a respite program of appropriate activities held weekly for clients with short-term memory loss or early stage Alzheimer's disease and who prefer not to attend larger day centre activity groups. The activities are conducted by a specially trained Direct Care Worker and are attended by the same clients each week. This means that clients get to know each other and the activity becomes more like a gathering of friends for lunch rather than a planned respite activity. A small fee is charged to contribute to the cost of meals.
Individual Support Program (ISP)
Support is provided for up to 38 hours a week to clients who have very high personal support needs but who are capable of living independently within the community. FBC is able to make application to the Department of Health & Human Services on behalf of clients who must be registered as clients of Disability Services. Clients offered an ISP can choose FBC or another agency to provide the required services.
National Respite for Carers Program (NRCP)
This is a flexible respite support option funded by the Commonwealth to provide respite to carers in a range of situations. Eligible clients are carers of people with dementia and disabilities, but does include other disadvantaged groups within our community.
Personal Care
Personal care provides assistance with showering, grooming and/or therapy activities. This service is available to people in stable health who can safely be assisted without the need for medical or nursing services. Personal and Respite care services are often provided as packages of support, which are responsive to the needs of clients and their families.
Respite Care
Respite can be either in your own home or within the local community and can be taken in a variety of ways. For example :
· Support Worker visits your home to stay with the care recipient while the primary carer has a break (either in the home or by going out)
· Support Worker can take care recipient on an outing while the primary carer has a break
· Care recipient and primary carer can have an overnight stay together in one of our respite centres in Launceston, Fingal or St. Helens (weekends only), with or without a Support Worker to assist
· Hosting (see Hosting)
· Respite for people with dementia (see Commonwealth Respite for Carers and Respite Options)
· Social support (see Social Support below)
· Carer Respite and Carelink Centre (see Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre) Depending on the level of need, respite may be provided on a regular or occasional basis.
Although FBC has limited ability to respond to emergency or overnight in-home respite, we have established day/overnight respite venues in Launceston and Fingal, which are available for use by clients and carers (see Respite Centres).
Respite Centres
FBC has established facilities in Fingal, St. Helens and suburban Launceston to provide day or overnight respite accommodation for clients and carers in need of a break. All facilities are completely self-contained and clients can stay either with or without a Support Worker.
The Fingal centre conducts planned activity groups and clients using the facility for respite are welcome to participate in the activities during their stay.
The home-style facility in Prospect, Launceston is also the venue for various activities and clients may participate if appropriate.
The St. Helens respite facility is only available for weekend respite (Friday 5pm to Monday 9am).
Respite Options
This program provides respite for people with dementia and cognitive and behavioural disorders that may restrict access to other generally available services. Respite Options program is primarily for people who live in rural areas.
Rural and Remote Respite Program
Support is available to people with a disability between the ages of 18 to 64 years living in isolated areas of the state and who need assistance to access their community. This program is specifically for people in isolated areas it includes a transport component.
School Holiday Respite
A program of planned activities for school-aged children with a disability and their families. Following consultation with families it was determined that the best type of holiday respite involved the whole family, especially siblings. Although trained staff are on hand to support the child with a disability, parents maintain responsibility for their children. Most activities make use of existing services/venues (eg, ten-pin bowling, swimming, sailing (Sailability), movies, etc.) and others are centre-based (eg, gardening, craft activities).
Social Support
Social Support is respite that is provided to clients who are isolated as a result of their age, disability or geographical location. Social support enables a client to simply have company at home or to access the community with a worker.
Veteran's Home Care
Only available to clients eligible for Department of Veterans' Affairs services. This program provides respite, personal care, domestic assistance, home maintenance and some gardening. Eligibility and amount of service to be provided is determined by a DVA Assessment Agency. If you think you may be eligible please speak to your Service Coordinator or contact a Veterans Home Care Assessor on 1300 550 450.
Young Carers
It is recognised there are Young Carers who are under 26 years of age providing significant levels of care to family members or friends. These people are encouraged to seek assistance from the Commonwealth Respite & Carelink Centre. Support is available for all Young Carers, and in particular those who are completing their secondary education or a vocational equivalent and are having difficulty managing this in addition to their caring role. Carers can phone for assistance on 1800 052 052.
