Transcript HACC Transition Team

ACS HACC Transition Project
and Update on
Aged Care Reforms
Janice Poynton
Ruth Wilson
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT Inc.
ADHC Projects
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Partnership Agreement – HACC Transition
Community Care Common Standards
Awareness Raising (Enablement)
Workforce Companion
Information Management
Aboriginal Industry Development
HACC DO positions (temporary auspice)
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT Inc.
ACS Resources
 CCCS feedback from reviews:
- Independence/Care Plans/Risk Management/
Continuous Improvement
 Template for Care Plans
 Risk Management e-tool
 Summary of funding obligations and compliance
requirements
 Living Longer Living Better – timelines for HACC &
Community Care
 HACC only services – change to membership fees
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
Aged Care Reforms-Living
Longer. Living Better
Released by Prime Minister 20 April 2012
Complements:
• Health Reforms
• National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS)
• $3.7 billion package over 5 years
• Marks policy shift towards home care
• Review after 5 years
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
Home Support Program
(HSP)
 To replace HACC, NRCP,DTC and ACHA from 1
July 2015
 6% annual growth for HACC each year, and all
elements of HSP from July 2015
 No change to most HACC services until 2015.
 Review of HACC service types commencing in
2013
 Streamlined single program
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
Home Care Packages
(HCP)
HCP adjusted up from 25 to 45 places per
1,000 people 70+ by 2021-22
Additional 84,538 HCP over 10 years
2 new levels HCP
Income tested fees to be introduced
Hardship provision available
All HCP in future Aged Care Approvals
Rounds must be “offered” as CDC
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
Stakeholder Advisory
Groups
SWAG
ACRIC
ACFA
Strategic Workforce
Advisory Group
Aged Care Reform
Implementation
Council
Aged Care Financing
Authority
MDAG
Minister’s Dementia
Advisory Group
ACSA
NACA
National Aged Care
Alliance
NACA
support
LGBTI
CALD
Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse
Advisory Group
Lesbian Gay Bisexual
Transgender and
Intersex Advisory
Committee
ACSA
NATSI
AEAG
National Aboriginal
and Torres Strait
Islander Aged Care
Reference Group
Ageing Expert
Advisory Group
Specified Care and
Services Advisory
Group
ACSA
Home Care/
Consumer
Directed Care
Advisory Group
ACSA
Quality Indicators
Advisory Group
*Establish by Oct 2012
Additional advisory groups to
be established in late 2012
and beyond
 Carers and Respite
 Health interface including
Palliative Care
 Home Support Program
 Advocacy & CVS
 Residential care CDC
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Gateway Advisory
Group
ACSA
Assessment
Sub Group
Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
ACFI
Aged Care Funding
Instrument Monitoring
Group
ACSA
Dementia and Veterans
Supplement Working
Group
ACS/ACSA
Representation
SWAG-Strategic Workforce Advisory Group
CALD
LGBTI
ACFI-Aged Care Funding Instrument
Monitoring Group
AEAG-Ageing Expert Advisory Group
(drawn from the National Aged Care
Alliance –NACA)
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
AEAG Advisory Groups
Home Care Packages (HCP)/Consumer
Directed Care (CDC)
Aged Care Gateway Advisory group
Specified Care and Services
All groups to feed back to Minister through
AEAG and NACA
DoHA staff attend all meetings but do not
participate
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
HCP/CDC advisory groupPhase 1
Prior to 31 August 2012-first meeting 15 August
 Development of key design elements of the HCP
and CDC to establish the required legal framework
and to provide sufficient information for providers
seeking to apply for packages in the Aged Care
Approvals Round
 Living Longer. Living Better (LLLB) indicated 4,901
HCP in this next round
 All CDC
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
HCP/CDC
Phase 2
1 September 2012-mid 2013
Development of more detailed information
for the HCP program, including CDC, eg
assessment and eligibility issues;
development of program guidelines;
communication materials,and resources and
support for consumers and providers; and
evaluation issues
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
Aged Care Gateway
Advisory Group
First meeting 21 August
Papers developed and circulated for
comment
Next meeting 22 October
ACSA representative from ACS/SA/NT
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT
Sector consultation
ACS/ACSA representatives
ACS policy staff
Community consultations by some groups
NACA papers available to sector
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Aged & Community Services
Association of NSW & ACT