Project description

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Innovative respite care pilots - ACT Health will work with the Departments of Disability, Housing and Community Services, and Education, Youth and Family Services and respite service providers to pilot innovative models of respite care including emergency respite and respite care for carers of people with challenging behaviours using brokerage models across the areas of mental health, aged care, younger children with high medical needs, and disability. The pilot will run over 12 months and a brokerage model will be developed with agencies such as Carers ACT, Community Options and Community Connections and include other respite service providers. The pilot will be monitored to identify usage by clients and areas of need for respite care. A family support model of respite care is being developed with these agencies.

$450,000

Additional family support respite care packages - Existing respite care programs for families at risk and kinship carers at Marymead and Barnardos will be supplemented. This funding has been moved to the Department of Education, Youth and Family Services and additional places are being purchased.

$100,000

Innovative Dementia Respite Service - ACT Health is working with the Commonwealth and Alzheimer's Association to develop a pilot of innovative respite care for people with dementia, including younger people.

$20,000

Reduction of fragmentation of respite care service provision - ACT Health is coordinating a project to reduce fragmentation of respite care service provision by working with the Departments of Disability, Housing and Community Services, and Education, Youth and Family Services and other service providers. This project will include exploration of referral and service gateways. The project will also monitor innovative respite pilots to measure service needs to guide ongoing resource allocation. The project will include development and provision of information to carers and providers.

$150,000