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Attendant Care Program- Important Links

6 June 2011

Attendant Care Program Guidelines

Attendant Care Program procedures guide for Service Users

Applying for additional hours

Use of Attendant Care One-Off Funds

Use of Attendant Care Program Saved Hours

Productivity Commission draft Disability Care and Support report released

28 February 2011

The Commission's draft inquiry report into Disability Care and Support has been released for comment. This draft report was released on 28 February 2011. For more information, please follow the links below.

The Productivity Commission

Disability Care and Support

Key Points

Directory Of Services Guide For Older Australians

9 February 2011

The Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2011 provides easily accessible information on the numerous Government programs and services available to older people.

For more information, please click here.

Caring for Older Australians Draft Report

21 January 2011

This is a draft report prepared for further public consultation and input. Prepared by the Productivity Commission.

 For the full Draft Report, please click here. 

 

IMPACTS Working Group Update – December 2010

Two years after the first NSW Industry Group forum in July 2008, the IMPACTS Working Group is still going strong promoting and enabling a person-centred approach in the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program in NSW. We thought it was timely to give our community partners - worldly and wise HACC workers, and newcomers alike - an update on our activities, as we participate in the Better Practice Project of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) in the NSW Department of Human Services.

For the IMPACTS Working Group update, please click here.

Capacity ToolKit - Reprinted June 2008

NSW — Attorney General's Department publishes an Information guide for government and community workers, professionals, families and carers.

For more information, or to obtain a copy of the Capacity Toolkit, please click here. 

 

New Companion Card Launched - 28 March 2009

NSW — Minister for Disability Services Paul Lynch today launched a new Companion Card program that allows people with a disability to take their carers on public transport and to events for free.

Please click here to read the full story.

 
 

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