Commonwealth Continuity of Support (CoS) Programme Specialist Disability Services for Older People

State and Territory Government Departments

NSW Government

Department of Family and Community Services (Ageing, Disability and Home Care)

www.adhc.nsw.gov.au/

NT Government

Department of Health (Office of Disability)

http://health.nt.gov.au/Aged_and_Disability/Office_of_Disability/index.aspx

QLD Government

www.qld.gov.au/disability

SA Government

Department for Communities and Social Inclusion

www.sa.gov.au/topics/community-support/disability

Tasmanian Government

Department of Health and Human Services

www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/disability

Victorian Government

Department of Health and Human Services

www.dhs.vic.gov.au/for-individuals/disability

WA Government

Disability Services Commission

www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/standards-and-quality-assurance/national-standards-for-disability-services

ACT Government

Department of Community Services

www.communityservices.act.gov.au/disability_act

Appendix B – Policies and Guidelines

Aged Care Planning Regions

http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/gov/20060827215006/http://health.gov.au/internet/wcms/Publishing.nsf/Content/ageing-acar2004-Regions-australia.htm

APS Code of Conduct

www.apsc.gov.au/publications-and-media/current-publications/aps-values-and-code-of-conduct-in-practice

Australian Government’s ‘National Ageing and Aged Care Strategy for People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds

www.dss.gov.au/ageing-and-aged-care/older-people-their-families-and-carers/people-from-diverse-backgrounds/national-ageing-and-aged-care-strategy-for-people-from-culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-cald-backgrounds

Carer Recognition Act 2010

www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2010A00123

CrimTrac

www.crimtrac.gov.au/

National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Ageing and Aged Care Strategy

www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/ageing-and-aged-care/older-people-their-families-and-carers/people-from-diverse-backgrounds/national-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-and-intersex-lgbti-ageing-and-aged-care-strategy

National Disability Strategy 2010-2020

www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/program-services/government-international/national-disability-strategy

Appendix C – Commonwealth Department of Health Grant Manager contacts

Queensland

Switchboard: 07 3037 4770

Freecall: 1800 177 099

South Australia

Switchboard: 08 8237 8111

Freecall: 1800 188 098

Tasmania

Switchboard: 03 6221 1411

Freecall: 1800 005 119

New South Wales/ACT

Switchboard: 02 9263 3555

Freecall: 1800 048 998

Northern Territory

Switchboard: 08 8919 3444

Victoria

Switchboard: 03 9665 8888

Freecall: 1800 020 103

Appendix D – Commonwealth CoS Programme Framework

Sub-Programme	Block-funded activities	Individual Support Packages (ISP)
Service types funded	BLOCK-FUNDED ACTIVITIES SUB-PROGRAMME Accommodation Support Large residential/institution (>20 places)—24-hour care Small residential/institution (7–20 places)—24-hour care Hostels—generally not 24-hour care Group homes (usually <7 places) Attendant care/personal care In-home accommodation support Alternative family placement Other accommodation support Community Support Therapy support for individuals Behaviour/specialist intervention Counselling (individual/family/group) Regional resource and support teams Case management, local coordination and development Other community support Community Access Learning and life skills development Recreation/holiday programs Other community access Respite Own home respite Centre-based respite/respite homes Host family respite/peer support respite Flexible respite Other respite	INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT PACKAGES SUB-PROGRAMME Individual Support Packages (ISP) is funding allocated to a client (and managed in accordance with the Service Agreement between the client and Grant Recipient) to purchase services that respond to the client’s support needs and goals in a flexible and client-centred way. These may include, but are not limited to, any of the services listed under block-funded activities. Three models operate: Service Provider; Intermediary; and Direct Funding. Only clients who are already accessing ISP models will be funded through the ISP model.