❓ A parliamentary question regarding access to Home and Community Care (HACC) services for individuals with chronic mental illness in Western Australia. The response indicates eligibility based on functional disability and encourages NGO involvement.
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HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE - ACCESS BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES
(1) Are people who are disabled with a chronic mental illness equitably able to access services under the Home and Community Care program; and, if not, why not? (2) If yes to (1), are non-government organisations dedicated to mental health services encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care funding? (3) What proportion of Home and Community Care funding is utilised by people with a mental disability? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) Are people who are disabled with a chronic mental illness equitably able to access services under the Home and Community Care program; and, if not, why not? (2) If yes to (1), are non-government organisations dedicated to mental health services encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care funding? (3) What proportion of Home and Community Care funding is utilised by people with a mental disability? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(2) If yes to (1), are non-government organisations dedicated to mental health services encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care funding? (3) What proportion of Home and Community Care funding is utilised by people with a mental disability? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(3) What proportion of Home and Community Care funding is utilised by people with a mental disability? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(2) If yes to (1), are non-government organisations dedicated to mental health services encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care funding? (3) What proportion of Home and Community Care funding is utilised by people with a mental disability? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(3) What proportion of Home and Community Care funding is utilised by people with a mental disability? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(1) Yes. People with a mental illness that results in a permanent functional disability that makes it difficult to perform tasks of daily living without help or supervision are eligible to equitably access services under the HACC program. (2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(2) HACC-funded non-government organisations are encouraged to apply for Home and Community Care growth funding on an annual basis in line with identified regional priorities. (3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
(3) Home and Community Care funding is utilised according to functional disability and assessed need. Client-specific demographic and service provision data is collected, as utilisation is not based on a specific disease.
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