Community Services: CACP

Who will provide the care?
Barossa Village has a team of registered Independent Contractors who are brokered to provide the services identified in your care plan. These Independent Contractors are skilled in all aspects of aged care and are able to provide services at times suitable to the client.

How can I access a CACP?
To receive a CACP, you must be assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) as requiring at least low level care. ACAT assessments are free of charge.

Information on ACATs is available from doctors, hospitals and community centres or contact us at Barossa Village Community Services for more information at 8562 0300.

How is a CACP arranged?
When a CACP becomes available, you will be contacted by a Case Manager who will visit with you and, if possible a family member or advocate, to discuss which services will assist you to remain independent in your home. The Case Manager will then arrange for those services to be delivered at a time suitable to you. After you have agreed on your care, the service provider will give you a copy of your care plan setting out the services you will receive.

How much will I have to pay?
You can be asked to pay a fee for a Community Aged Care Package. The amount charged forms part of an agreement between yourself and the service provider.

For older people on the maximum basic rate of pension, fees must not exceed 17.5% of that pension.

What quality of service can I expect?
Barossa Village adheres to specified Community Care Standards, which ensure care recipients receive care of the highest quality. On receipt of a CACP you are entitled to:

quality services that meet their assessed needs;
where possible, their preferred level of social independence;
having their dignity and privacy respected at all times;
access information about the care options available and the facts they need to make informed choices;
access to details of the care being provided; and
take part in developing a package of services that best meets their needs.

	Community Aged Care Packages are a key element in ensuring that staying at home, rather than entering residential care, is a real option for those older Australians who choose to do so. What are Community Aged Care Packages? Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs) are individually planned and coordinated packages of care tailored to help older Australians remain living in their own homes. They are funded by the Australian Government to provide for the complex care needs of older people. What help is available? Community Aged Care Packages are very flexible and designed to help with individual care needs. The types of services that may be provided as part of a package include: personal care; social support; transport to appointments; home help; meal preparation; and gardening.



	Who will provide the care? Barossa Village has a team of registered Independent Contractors who are brokered to provide the services identified in your care plan. These Independent Contractors are skilled in all aspects of aged care and are able to provide services at times suitable to the client. How can I access a CACP? To receive a CACP, you must be assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) as requiring at least low level care. ACAT assessments are free of charge. Information on ACATs is available from doctors, hospitals and community centres or contact us at Barossa Village Community Services for more information at 8562 0300. How is a CACP arranged? When a CACP becomes available, you will be contacted by a Case Manager who will visit with you and, if possible a family member or advocate, to discuss which services will assist you to remain independent in your home. The Case Manager will then arrange for those services to be delivered at a time suitable to you. After you have agreed on your care, the service provider will give you a copy of your care plan setting out the services you will receive. How much will I have to pay? You can be asked to pay a fee for a Community Aged Care Package. The amount charged forms part of an agreement between yourself and the service provider. For older people on the maximum basic rate of pension, fees must not exceed 17.5% of that pension. What quality of service can I expect? Barossa Village adheres to specified Community Care Standards, which ensure care recipients receive care of the highest quality. On receipt of a CACP you are entitled to: quality services that meet their assessed needs; where possible, their preferred level of social independence; having their dignity and privacy respected at all times; access information about the care options available and the facts they need to make informed choices; access to details of the care being provided; and take part in developing a package of services that best meets their needs.