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Boost for Gold Coast Home and Community Care Services |
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| Posted by Administrator (admin) on May 16 2006 |
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Gold Coast community groups will receive more than $4.7 million to help deliver support and maintenance services to the elderly and people with a disability, Member for Southport Peter Lawlor announced today.
Mr Lawlor said Health Minister Stephen Robertson approved the additional funds under the Home and Community Care Program.
"The funding will be used to provide services such as social support, nursing care, allied health care, food services, respite care, home maintenance and transport," Mr Lawlor said.
"Home and Community Care services help eligible people access services to help them stay living in their own homes longer".
"It's not acceptable for someone to be excluded from community life because they have a disability," he said.
Under the program the following community groups have been allocated -
•Alzheimer's Association - Arundel Respite Care Centre will receive an additional $77,900 for social support and centre-based day care;
•Home Modification & Maintenance Program - Gold Coast will receive an additional $300,000 for home maintenance;
•Transcord (Gold Coast Transport Coordination Service) will receive an additional $60,233 for transport;
•Volunteering Gold Coast will receive an additional $117,830 for transport and will also receive $31,600 for a new vehicle;
•Red Cross Telecross will receive an additional $40,671 for social support;
•Southport Community Care and Respite Centre will receive an additional $224,807 for domestic assistance, allied health and centre-based day care;
•HACC Home Modification Services (Gold Coast) will receive an additional $299,355 for home modifications;
•Multicultural In-Home Respite Program - South Coast will receive an additional $100,157 for respite care and social support;
•Multicultural Aged / Disability Respite Centre (MARC) will receive $51,200 for a 14-seat replacement bus;
•Centacare Shepherd Community Services will receive an additional $133,542 for social support and respite care, and will also receive $55,827 for a 12-seat replacement bus with modifications and a new photocopier;
•Ozcare - Gold Coast will receive an additional $869,577 for domestic assistance, social support, nursing care, personal care and respite care, and will also receive $47,000 for two new motor vehicles and three new computers;
•Crossroads Gold Coast will receive $19,537 for furniture and white goods;
•Italian Australian Access and Support Program will receive $28,934 for centre-based day care;
•St Luke's Nursing Service Robina Community Care & Respite Centre (Collaboration Project) will receive $197,507 for social support, personal care and respite care, and will also receive $2,700 for a new computer and printer;
•Blue Care Gold Coast/Tweed will receive an additional $610,100 for social support, nursing care, allied health care, centre-based day care and respite care, and will also receive $36,100 to purchase a station wagon and allied health equipment;
•Nerang Community Respite Care Association will receive $115,131 to replace two buses with modifications; and
•St Luke's Nursing Service - Nerang will receive an additional $299,996 for nursing care, allied health care and personal care, and will also receive $88,700 to purchase four new vehicles and a computer.
"It is part of a $278 million state-wide funding package for 800 service providers which will assist more than 150,000 people throughout Queensland.
"These grants will deliver real and direct help to people all over the state.
"It represents the Beattie Government's commitment to support older people, people with a disability, and their carers."
"Now, more than ever, these services are needed to support Queensland's growing and ageing population."
Mr Lawlor said the base funding to existing services would increase by 2.2 per cent and there would be an increase in the Meals on Wheels subsidy.
"Funding for new or enhanced services will be allocated to priority areas such as the provision of culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australian South Sea Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and for people living with dementia," he said.
"Carers who look after the frail aged or people who have a disability will also benefit through an increase to in-home respite services."
Home and Community Care is funded by Queensland Health and the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing and is delivered by local community-based organisations, churches and local councils.
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