East Arnhem Flexible Aged Care – Nhulunbuy – Service Delivery Funding, Australian Regional and Remote Community Services

Overview

The purpose of the grant is to provide operational funding to Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) to deliver culturally safe aged care services at the new Nhulunbuy Flexible Aged Care Service in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory under the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care (NATSIFAC) Program. The NATSIFAC Program is a component of the Residential and Flexible Aged Care Program under the Department of Health’s Outcome 3.2 (Aged Care Services) which aims to support people in residential aged care, and people with different care needs, via flexible care arrangements, including through delivery of culturally safe aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people close to home and country. The objectives of the grant are: · to commence delivering flexible aged care services under the NATSIFAC   Program; and · to provide funding to engage staff and provide training. The intended outcome of the grant is to: · support the delivery of quality, culturally safe aged care services to older       Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people close to their home and/or community.