Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Inc. Page 1 ACS HACC Transition Project and Update on Aged Care Reforms Janice Poynton Ruth Wilson

Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Inc. Page 2 ADHC Projects  Partnership Agreement – HACC Transition  Community Care Common Standards  Awareness Raising (Enablement)  Workforce Companion  Information Management  Aboriginal Industry Development  HACC DO positions (temporary auspice)

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 Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 3

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 Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 4

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  Review of HACC service types commencing in 2013  Streamlined single program Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 5

Home Care Packages (HCP)  HCP adjusted up from 25 to 45 places per 1,000 people 70+ by  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 Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 6

Stakeholder Advisory Groups Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 7

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) Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 8

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 Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 9

HCP/CDC advisory group- Phase 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 Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 10

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 Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 11

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 Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 12

Sector consultation  ACS/ACSA representatives  ACS policy staff  Community consultations by some groups  NACA papers available to sector Aged & Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Page 13