 The Home and Community Care (HACC) Program provides a range of services that support people who live at home and whose capacity for independent living is at risk of premature or inappropriate admission to long term residential care. The services are provided to frail-aged people and younger people with disabilities, and their carers.
HACC Services are jointly funded by the ACT and Commonwealth Governments. There is usually a charge for a proportion of the cost of the service to the user, however no person is denied service if they cannot afford to pay.
CASE MANAGEMENT
Our Case Management service aims to assist frail aged and younger people with a disability to stay living in their homes. The case managers work with you to plan, find and organise the services you might need to stay living at home.
Some of our case managers specialise in helping frail aged and younger people with a disability from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, or those from Croatian and mid-European communities or those who have mental health issues.
For more information please contact the Case Worker on 6126 4750.
SOCIAL GROUPS FOR SENIORS
A variety of social activities are provided every weekday. These include games, lunches, excursions, guest speakers, tai chi and music therapy. A small fee is charged to the client.
For more information please contact the Seniors Social Groups Co-ordinator on 6126 4706.
CROATIAN COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM
Croatian Community Care Program in the ACT provides assistance to the frail aged, younger people with disabilities and their carers of mid-European communities to access HACC and other services.
The aim of the Croatian Community Care Program is to assist people of mid-European Communities who might be experiencing cultural or linguistic barriers to access variety of services. The program offers support for people who are aged or have a disability to maintain independence and quality of life for as long as possible in their own homes. The clients have been accessing a variety of services from domestic assistance to personal care, home maintenance and transport.
The Program also runs a Croatian Social Activity Program every Wednesday.
For more information please contact the Croatian Case Worker on 6126 4720.
MULTICULTURAL ACCESS PROGRAM
The Multicultural Access Program provides case management assistance to people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds who might be experiencing barriers to access variety of services and who live south of Lake Burley Griffin.
The program also manages the HACC Multicultural website that has been funded by ACT Health. The website aims to provide relevant and useful information to assist HACC workers achieve successful outcomes for clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
The Multicultural Access Program also runs a Social Group every second Tuesday at Narrabundah
For more information please contact the Multicultural Case Manager on 6126 4710.
SOCIAL GROUP FOR SPANISH SPEAKING SENIORS
A Seniors group for Spanish Speaking members of the community meets the first and third Fridays of the month at the Narrabundah site. Activities include cooking, craft, picnics, outings, dancing, singing etc. For more information contact Mario Gonzalez on 6126 4719
CHINESE SOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP
The Chinese Social Support Group for seniors meets every Tuesday at the Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre in Civic and every Friday at the Corroboree Park Hall in Ainslie. Activities are run in conjunction with ACT Chinese Aged Care Information Service and include traditional chinese singing, dancing, table tennis, tai chi, mah-jong and excursions. Contact Victor Hu on 6126 4726.
TRANSPORT
The Special Care Transport program is designed to assist frail aged, younger people with disabilities, and their carers, with transport to medical appointments, social and shopping activities. This service is available between the hours of 8.00am – 6.30pm weekdays and limited hours during the weekend.
Clients who are eligible for this service are unable to access public transport or do not receive any assistance from family members on a regular basis.
A small fee is payable by the client.
Please contact the Transport Manager on 6126 4780 for more information.
BROCHURES (Click to download):
HACC Services
Transport
Seniors Social Groups
Multicultural Access Program
Croatian Community Care
Chinese Support Group
Spanish Speaking Seniors Program
Rights and Responsibilities
Complaints Brochure
Privacy Brochure
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