2014-07-22 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            22 JULY 2014


Community Facilities
7                         NOOSA DAY RESPITE CENTRE SERVICES
DOCUMENT IN FOR MATI ON




Author                             Manager Community Facilities, Charlie Eames
                                   Community Services Department

Index                              ECM/ Subject/ Community Care/ Management

Attachments                        Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not Applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manager Community Facilities to the Infrastructure &
Services Committee Meeting dated 22 July 2014 and agree to rebranding the Noosa Day Respite
Centre, Home and Community Care (HACC) and Home Assist Secure (HAS) services, under the
name Noosa Community Care.


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide background on the services provided by Noosa Day
Respite Centre, inform Council of future changes to the funding model, and recommend an
overall rebranding of the service.

1.                        Service Background

The Noosa Day Respite Centre was established in 1992 and funded with the sole purpose of
supplying Day Respite to eligible residents within the Noosa Shire. Like many services provided
by Council, the Respite Centre provided a service where there was a gap in the community at the
time.

Over the years the services provided by the Centre have expanded and there are now 12
different community care services provided.

The breakdowns of these services are:

                  Service                                           Hours/ financial year   No. of clients
                  Domestic Assistance ( in home cleaning)           4773                    84
                  Personal Care                                     919                     12
                  Respite Care                                      1,927                   28
                  Client Care Coordination                          264                     18
                  Case Management                                   357                     18
                  Counselling/Support, Information & Advocacy       647                     114
                  Allied Health Care ( in home or at the centre )   690                     157
                  Centre Based Day Care                             68,678                  464
                  Home Modification                                 994                     48
                  Home Maintenance                                  5,320                   994
                  Social Support                                    3,021                   51
                  Transport                                         7,553 one way trips     397



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