Implementation of the Home Care Package Scheme
It is Government policy that ‘every older person would have adequate support to enable them to remain living independently in their own homes for as long as possible’. The Government provides €4.7 billion of funding for a range of measures to help older people to live independently in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. These measures include home care packages, the home help service, meals on wheels, community intervention teams and respite/day care services.
A key policy supported by this funding is the Home Care Package Scheme . This evolved from a range of pilot home care package programmes in operation around the country over the past five years. Each HSE Administrative Area has responsibility for the operation of its own Scheme. This means that Schemes vary in different parts of the country depending on the local population, individual needs, the personnel available to deliver services and demand in each area.
The NESF Project Team will look at a number of case studies to see how the Home Care Package Scheme is delivered in different sites. This will allow the Team to identify best practice in policy delivery, and provide learning for better service delivery in future.
Project Team Membership - Home Care Supports
Terms of Reference - Home Care Supports
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