The Australian Government announced an additional $115 million funding support for aged-care home services. 

The Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt AM, MP, said approximately 245 organisations will receive funding to deliver additional aged-care services nationally through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Growth Funding Round?

“The CHSP supports more than 640,000 older people across Australia to live at home and maintain their independence. These services assist older Australians to live at home longer and enjoy all the benefits of being in their local community,” Mr Kyatt said.

Mr Kyatt said the extra funding will be used to help seniors who are 65 years and over or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are 50 years and over, and assessed as needing assistance with household chores, preparing meals, personal care and home maintenance.

Also, the funding will provide extra transport services to take clients to appointments as well as social events in their local community.

Mt Kyatt added that “the funding will support vulnerable people, including the homeless, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and those in rural Australia”.
Further, additional nursing services, respite care services, allied health and therapy services, such as physiotherapy and speech pathology will be provided?

“Helping older people to stay at home and in their communities for longer is another way the Government is providing choice in aged-care services so that the people who built this nation can live a dignified old age,” Mr Kyatt said.