Hospital to Aged Care Dementia Support Program

Overview

The Hospital to Aged Care Dementia Support Program grant opportunity aims to support older long stay hospital patients with dementia to transition out of hospital and into aged care. Activities funded under this grant opportunity will: support the delivery of sustainable person centred and dementia informed care, through addressing avoidable escalation of Behavioural Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) during a hospital stay and when transitioning into aged care. support care staff to achieve successful transitions from hospital to aged care through the delivery of high-quality dementia informed care, whilst considering the needs of the individual and the context of the service delivery environment. be delivered in 11 locations with a presence in all states and territories, working collaboratively with state and territory health departments to complement existing local arrangements. have a phased implementation undertaken in close collaboration between the Department of Health and Aged Care and state and territory health departments.   The grant opportunity will be allocated through a closed non-competitive grant process and provide funding of up to $53.232 million (GST exclusive) over four years from 2024-25 to 2027-28.