Home and Community Care (HACC)

Follow the links below to find information about the Australian Government's Home and Community Care (HACC) program.

Updated February 2009

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Title:   Media release. Extra $36 million to help Queenslanders stay independent and in their homes
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Queensland will get an extra $36 million to support older people living independently in their own homes under the Commonwealth-State Home and Community Care (HACC) program.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Media release. $2.3 million to help people in ACT remain independent, in their home and in their community
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, and ACT Minister for Ageing, John Hargreaves today announced a $2.3 million funding boost to the Home and Community Care services in the ACT.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Media release. $13.3 million to help people in NSW remain independent, in their homes and in their communities
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot, and the New South Wales Minister for Ageing and Disability Services, Mr Paul Lynch, have announced an extra $13.3 million for Home and Community Care (HACC) services in New South Wales.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Media release. More help for homeless Victorians
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Homeless people, or those at risk of becoming homeless, are being recognised as a 'special needs' group under the Aged Care Principles, and a $900,000 joint funding boost to Home and Community Care services from the Australian and Victorian Governments has been announced.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Media release. More home care help for older Queenslanders: additional HACC funding
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian and Queensland Governments have announced an additional $2.4 million in funding to improve for services for older Queenslanders.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Media release. $863K funding boost for home and community care in the NT
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot, and Northern Territory Minister for Senior Territorians, Ms Malarndirri McCarthy announced an extra $863,000 for Home and Community Care (HACC) services in the Northern Territory.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Media release. Funding boost for Home and Community Care in the ACT
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot, and the ACT Minister for Ageing, Mr John Hargreaves, have announced a $6.6 million funding increase over three years for Home and Community Care services in the ACT.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Media release. $8.2 million for frail aged in South Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   An $8.2 million boost to recurrent funding in the Home and Community Care program will improve services in South Australia for the frail aged.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   HACC National Service Standards
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The HACC National Service Standards provide HACC funded service agencies with a common reference point for internal quality control by defining particular aspects of service quality and expected outcomes for consumers in key areas.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Home and Community Care: frequently asked questions
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Home and Community Care (HACC) Program is a cost-shared program between the Commonwealth and State and Territory governments. The program provides funding for a range of services which support people who are at risk of inappropriate admission to long term residential care. The Program also supports their carers.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Home and Community Care (HACC)
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Home and Community Care (HACC) is a joint Commonwealth/ State Government program which provides services to support frail elderly people, younger people with disabilities living at home or in the community and their carers. Services provided may include housekeeping, home maintenance, personal care, nursing care and transport. HACC services can also provide respite care to give carers a break.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Data dictionary and collection guidelines for the NSW Health Home and Community Care (HACC) minimum data set Version 2
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   The data collection and reporting requirements for all NSW Health Services (including AHS-brokered NGOs) in receipt of Home and Community Care (HACC) Program funding.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Aged Care Services
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on aged care services, including home and community care, hostels, nursing homes, retirement villages and respite care.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Home and Community Care for Older People
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on home and community care for older people, including community nursing and meals services.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Home and Community Care (HACC) Planning Regions
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The HACC Amending Agreement establishes HACC Planning Regions as the geographic basis for national planning and allocation of funding for the HACC Program.
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Home and Community Care Program Overview
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Home and Community Care (HACC) Program provides community care services to frail aged and younger people with disabilities, and their carers.
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   HACC Review Agreement
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   In May 2007, the Australian and State and Territory Governments signed a new agreement, titled the Review Agreement to continue management of the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program. The Review Agreement, which took effect from 1 July 2007, details the management arrangements for the HACC Program. This Agreement recognises the commitment of both the Australian Government and the State or Territory Governments to work together to achieve better outcomes for people who are eligible to receive HACC Services.
Date:   Jun 2004
Title:   HACC Program Guidelines
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The National Program Guidelines for the HACC Program set out the parameters for the national operation of the Program. They are intended to guide the Program and all those involved in it.
Date:   Jun 2004
Title:   HACC MDS Guidelines and HACC Data Dictionary
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Guidelines to the Home and Community Care Program National Minimum Data Set and the Home and Community Care Data Dictionary.
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   HACC data dictionary version 1.0
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   The Home and Community Care (HACC) data dictionary forms the basis for the collection of information from individual service providers for the national HACC data collection.
Date:   May 1998
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