Post Acute program

Detailed information for care recipients can be found here.

Download a printable version of the Post Acute Program brochure here.

The effectiveness of this program has been demonstrated by an evaluation here.

Does your patient need assistance when they return home from hospital following an acute episode?

Consider our Post Acute (PAP) program, or the HACC Post Acute Packages.

Suitability

The PAP is for people living in the community who, prior to discharge in hospital following an acute episode, are expected to recover to a level where their needs can be met by mainstream services or are able to continue to live independently

Patients are suitable for referral if:

• Home Support Programme (Cwlth or State) eligible (includes carers)
• living at home and will experiencing difficulty in regaining their independence in the community following an acute episode in hospital
• they are the carer of a patient who, following their acute episode, require support to continue in their role of caring

Purpose

The PAP program offers short-term, higher-level packages of basic care to HACC clients who will be returning home following discharge from hospital, and need services greater than the basic HACC home support and assistance in order to regain their independence in the community.

The program offers

A short-term, basic package of care for up to 6 weeks, including:

• Domestic help and assistance (for example, vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, hanging out washing)
• Personal care assistance (for example, showering and assistance getting dressed)
• Safety-related home and garden maintenance assistance (for example, trimming bushes, cleaning out gutters, changing tap washers)
• Shopping assistance
• Respite care (services to assist the role of the carer)
• Limited nursing visits to monitor aspects of client’s care (Not wound care or higher needs requirements)

How this service works

• Referrals are accepted state-wide from GPs, hospital discharge planners, community service providers, family members, carer or friend, or self-referral
• On receipt of a referral, a Care Assess program coordinator (RN or OT) will arrange a visit during your patient’s stay in hospital to assess their health status and home care needs
• Following the assessment our coordinator will coordinate and contract services to direct-care service providers who can best meet your patient’s needs

Funding and fees

• This program is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (Cwlth or State) for people aged 65 years or older (50 or older if Aboriginal), and by the Tasmanian State Government for people under the age of 65 years (under 50 if Aboriginal).
• Clients with the capacity to pay will be required to make a contribution to the cost of care by way of a co-payment per hour of in-home service:

- Pensioner from $5.00 per visit, to an upper limit of $10.00 per week

– Non-pensioner from $20.00 per visit, to an upper limit of $30.00 per week

• However we will assess your capacity to pay and no client will be denied a service they need based on an inability to pay fees. Our Fee Policy is available upon request.

Detailed information for care recipients can be found here.

Download a printable version of the Post Acute Program brochure here.

Disclaimer: Although funding for this program has been provided by the Tasmanian and Australian governments, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Tasmanian or Australian governments.