Care and Support in the Community Setting
Date of Publication: October 2006
Care and Support in the Community Setting considers priorities for investment and action to develop the non-regulated aged care and disability support workforce which delivers services in the community.
The Recommendations of this report are:
- purchasing of home-based support services moves from the predominant ‘per hour, per client’ funding model to a ‘packages of care’ model, to enable providers to guarantee support workers set hours of work and to have greater flexibility in facilitating training and supervision
- findings from the Assessment of Services Promoting Independence and Recovery in Elders (ASPIRE) trial inform the development of service specifications for home-based support services for older people
- Home and Community Support Sector Standard NZS8158:2003 be made mandatory by 2008, with extra funding provided for implementation, compliance and audit
- increased funding should be phased in, contingent on providers having an ongoing orientation, training and development package for all staff this could be achieved through contractual changes over time
- the emerging career framework for the support workforce be formalised to include competencies linked with the New Zealand Qualifications Framework
- the Ministry of Health be invited to provide leadership and oversight for the continuing development of the support workforce.
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