Aged Care Services

Over the past year, CASSA’s Aged Care team has provided services to Vietnamese elderly and their carers.

AGED CARE SERVICES

Community Access and Services SA’s (CASSA0 Aged Care Service is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services under the HACC and NRCP programs. CASSA also receives funding to provide services to young disabled people and their carers through the Department of Community and Social Inclusion.

CASSA’s Aged Care service is one of many programs of Community and Social Services of the Vietnamese Community in Australia/SA Chapter Inc. The Aged Care Service was established in 1994 and over this time has built a team of great workers and volunteers who deeply value working with older members of the community. All workers provide a friendly, efficient, sympathetic, non-discriminatory, confidential and respectful service that is culturally sensitive to the needs of clients.

ROLES

The role of CASSA’s Aged Care service is to meet the complex and changing needs of individual clients and the older community in general. The service does this by:

Providing needs assessment and on-going monitoring of these changing needs and referring clients to relevant services.
Providing in home and Central-based Respite services to frail elderly
Providing Domestic Assistance, meal services and social support services to our clients to ensure their needs are met.
Providing information on Aged Care and relevant services to ageing individuals within the Vietnamese community in South Australia.
Advocating for the needs/changing needs of Vietnamese elderly and their carers to appropriate government/NGO departments so that their needs are met.

MISSION

CASSA’s Aged Care Service provides a high quality of care to frail aged Vietnamese people and their carers. The service currently implements the Community Care Common Standards as part of its core quality service standard.

CASSA’s Aged Care service aims to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to clients and also supports care recipients who wish to remain living at home for as long as possible.

CONDITIONS

The Aged Care services are available to Vietnamese people and their carers, who are:

Over the age of 65
Affected or impacted by dementia
Under 65 years of age with disability or affected by multiple health conditions

COSTS

Depending on the type of service, you are asked to contribute a small fee toward the cost.

Upcoming Events

162 clients who were provided with one-one case management services:

96% clients aged > 65 years
5% clients with dementia
5% clients, young disabled
25% clients have complex high needs
(combined disability and multiple health)

Carers received ongoing respite

Carers received counselling, advocacy, information, social and/or emotional support

Carers attended the annual 3 day retreat in August and September