2014-11-11 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       11 NOVEMBER 2014


6                         NOOSA COMMUNITY CARE (NCC) QUARTERLY REPORT 1 JULY 2014 –
                          30 SEPTEMBER 2014
DOCUMENT IN FOR MATI ON




Author                               Noosa Community Care Coordinator, Greg Tucker
                                     Community Services

Index                                ECM / Subject / 1.05 Community Care Management

Attachments                          Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Noosa Community Care Coordinator to the Infrastructure &
Services Committee Meeting dated 11 November 2014 providing a quarterly update on Noosa
Community Care.


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to advise Councillors of the Noosa Community Care (NCC) activities
for the period ending 30 September 2014.

The services provided under the HACC (Federal & State) funding are as follows

                        Domestic Assistance
                        Social support
                        Allied Health Care
                        Personal Care
                        Centre Based Day Care
                        In Home Respite Care
                        Case Management
                        Client Care Coordination
                        Counselling /Support, Information & Advocacy
                        Transport
                        Home Maintenance
                        Home Modifications

The services provided under the HAS (State) funding are as follows

                        Information and Referrals regarding home safety and security
                        Home Maintenance
                        Home Modifications

1.                        Finance

The objective of all services within the Community Facilities Branch is to balance the demands of
access, equity and community service obligations with sound financial management, and
improving revenue through innovative and entrepreneurial approaches, whilst minimising
operational costs.

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