Hunter ValleyRespite Options (HACC)

Respite Options provides a flexible and innovative  range of  services to meet the respite needs of carers of frail, aged or younger people with a disability, aged to 65 years.  Once the clients’ needs are identified a Respite Care Plan will be developed that will allocate a fixed financial amount to a client fComic familyor respite for a specified period, usually 6 or 12 months.
There is no guarantee that funds will be available for another respite    package at the conclusion of each period.
The Case Manager will discuss with the carer the options for receiving the care. The carer may  choose, within the allocated resources, the days and times that respite occurs.

Am I Eligible?

To be eligible you should:
  • Be the carer of a person who is a frail older person or a person with a disability, and
  • not be living in a hospital, group home or residential care facility, and
  • not be receiving care under a Community Aged Care Package, Service Access System or Attendant Care Program, and
  • reside in the Dungog, Cessnock, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Port Stephens, Singleton or Upper Hunter Local Government area.

Output:

 4,200 hours of respite per annum.