Commonwealth Continuity of Support Programme - Accommodation Management Grant (WA)

Overview

The CoS Programme provides specialist disability services to those who are ineligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) due to their age at the time the NDIS is implemented in a region. The CoS Programme will support approximately 8,500 older people at full implementation. Once the NDIS completes its rollout in a region, there will be no new entrants to the CoS Programme. Once all existing clients transition out, the program will cease. In the context of the Programme, continuity of support means supporting older people to achieve similar outcomes to those they were achieving prior to transitioning to the new arrangements. The objectives of Programme are deliver high quality care, support and services to clients to assist them to achieve similar outcomes to those they were achieving prior to transitioning to the new arrangements; support clients to be informed about aged care service options and support their transition into aged care services where appropriate; support clients through the delivery of accommodation support, community support, community access, respite services, and Individual Support Packages; support clients through the direct service delivery of planned respite services which allow families and other regular carers to take a break from their usual caring duties and support and maintain the care relationship, while providing a positive experience for the person with disability; provide services that are socially and culturally appropriate and free from discrimination to all clients, including those with special needs; facilitate client choice and enhance the independence and wellbeing of clients and ensure services are responsive to their needs; and provide flexible, timely services that are responsive to local needs; and take into account the protection and promotion of the human rights of persons with disabilities in all policies and the CoS Programme.