Home and Community Care (HACC) program
The Home and Community Care (HACC) Program provides community care services to frail aged and younger people with disabilities, and their carers.
The HACC Program provides services such as domestic assistance, personal care as well as professional allied health care and nursing services, in order to support older Australians,younger people with a disability and their carers to be more independent at home and in the community and to reduce the potential or inappropriate need for admission to residential care.
HACC Agencies:
Belconnen Community Services P: 6264 0200
Northside Community Services P: 6257 2255
Woden Community Services P: 6260 5400
Gungahlin Regional Services P: 6228 9200
Communities @ Work P: 6288 9077
Community Connections P: 6296 1133
Community Options P: 6295 8800
Carers ACT P: 6296 9900
Home Help Services ACT P: 6287 3777
Tandem P: 6287 2870
Just Better Care P: 6162 1670
Kincare P: 1300 733 510
Anglicare Canberra and Goulburn P: 6245 7100
CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn P: 6295 4300
How much will I have to pay?
Users of HACC services may be asked to contribute to the cost of the service being delivered.
If you are unable to contribute you cannot be denied services on this ground.
The amount of client contribution may vary between service types and betweendifferent States and Territories. You should check with the HACC service you intend to use, or you’re nearest Commonwealth Carelink Centre which may have information on whether there are any costs associated with receiving the services. Commonwealth Carelink FREECALL 1800 052 222.
Eligibility
In general terms, you may be eligible to receive assistance from the HACC Program if you are either a frail aged or younger person with a disability, or their carer, and not already inreceipt of other government-subsidised services that are similar to HACC services, for example Veterans’ Home Care.
The Home and Community Care (HACC) Program provides community care services to frail aged and younger people with disabilities, and their carers.
The HACC Program provides services such as domestic assistance, personal care as well as professional allied health care and nursing services, in order to support older Australians,younger people with a disability and their carers to be more independent at home and in the community and to reduce the potential or inappropriate need for admission to residential care.
HACC Agencies:
Belconnen Community Services P: 6264 0200
Northside Community Services P: 6257 2255
Woden Community Services P: 6260 5400
Gungahlin Regional Services P: 6228 9200
Communities @ Work P: 6288 9077
Community Connections P: 6296 1133
Community Options P: 6295 8800
Carers ACT P: 6296 9900
Home Help Services ACT P: 6287 3777
Tandem P: 6287 2870
Just Better Care P: 6162 1670
Kincare P: 1300 733 510
Anglicare Canberra and Goulburn P: 6245 7100
CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn P: 6295 4300
How much will I have to pay?
Users of HACC services may be asked to contribute to the cost of the service being delivered.
If you are unable to contribute you cannot be denied services on this ground.
The amount of client contribution may vary between service types and betweendifferent States and Territories. You should check with the HACC service you intend to use, or you’re nearest Commonwealth Carelink Centre which may have information on whether there are any costs associated with receiving the services. Commonwealth Carelink FREECALL 1800 052 222.
Eligibility
In general terms, you may be eligible to receive assistance from the HACC Program if you are either a frail aged or younger person with a disability, or their carer, and not already inreceipt of other government-subsidised services that are similar to HACC services, for example Veterans’ Home Care.
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