Community Services EACHD

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 an EACHD?
To receive an EACHD, you must be assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) as requiring high 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 an EACHD arranged?
When an EACHD becomes available, you will be contacted by a Case Manager, who is a Registered Nurse. They 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 Extended Aged Care Dementia 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 an EACHD 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.

	Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia packages (EACHD) provide high levels of support to assist frail older Australians to remain living in their own homes. What are Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia Packages? Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia (EACHD) packages are individually planned and coordinated packages of care tailored to help older Australians who experience difficulties in their daily life because of behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with their dementia.

	What help is available? EACHD packages are very flexible and are designed to help with individual care needs. The packages provide the same full range of services that EACH packages provide including: registered nursing care; care by an allied health professional such as a physiotherapist, podiatrist or other type of allied health care; personal care; transport to appointments; social support; home help; and assistance with oxygen and/or enteral feeding. However, EACHD packages also offer service approaches and strategies to meet the specific needs of care recipients with dementia who experience behaviours which may impact their daily quality of life.
	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 an EACHD? To receive an EACHD, you must be assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) as requiring high 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 an EACHD arranged? When an EACHD becomes available, you will be contacted by a Case Manager, who is a Registered Nurse. They 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 Extended Aged Care Dementia 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 an EACHD 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.