ADHC METRO NORTH

Western Sydney Regional Community Care Forum – October

2012

Sector Planning Activity & Community Care Funding Update

Jan Perrett, Senior Service Systems Development Officer Purchasing, ADHC Metro North

Region

Topic Overview Sector Planning Framework – Outline & Directions

Regional HACC Growth – Planning & Process

Sector Planning Framework – Outline & Directions

ADHC is implementing a major change to sector planning in New South Wales.

It is working with local communities to improve and build

support for people with a disability to access the services and supports they need, and to increase their participation and contribution as part of the local community.

The Framework is the mechanism for ensuring that the Stronger Together 2 reforms are delivered at local and regional level.

It will prepare us for an Individualised Funding Environment and the development of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

New Approach to Sector Planning

Sector planning framework

ADHC’s vision, State-wide plans and corporate strategies

Current approach

Service and programs based

Centrally directed(top-down)

Focused on resource or funding allocation

Supported by service agreements

Risk minimising

Future approach

Responses that are person centered / responsive to

individual needs

Guided by local / community priorities

(bottom-up)

Concerned with investment in social capital

Shared responsibility and collaboration

Strengths-based

Operational Elements

High-level framework including planning principles and outcomes

Governance Knowledge and Mapping Participation Plans, Implementation

and ReviewAnalysis and Decision

making

Framework Implementation Regional approach to sector planning.

Identification of communities for local community planning in the first stage across the three LPAs (Northern Sydney, Nepean and Cumberland – Prospect)

- Auburn - Penrith

- Mt Druitt - Merrylands - Ryde The shift from a program and purchasing approach to a needs based approach will be

transitional

Offering better choice for people with a disability and their carers – not just relying on the ‘disability’ or ‘specialist’ systems

Aligned with the work on person centred approaches and individual funding options.

Community Care providers are a key part of the wider sector

Engagement at local community level is fundamental to success

Key Underpinning Concepts Place based planning (Building Inclusive

Communities – Auburn project) Whole of community

approach Devolved decision

making Collaboration and Partnership with the sector Flexible and needs based

Regional HACC Growth – Planning & Process

Growth funding planning for 2012/13 has commenced Region has asked providers to assist with planning

information regarding demand and supply / unmet need and priority areas

Resource allocation will be prioritised and funding released to the sector once Minister has approved

Timeframes – it is envisaged that funding will be from 1 January 2013

As yet we do not know how much funding will be allocated to the Metro North Region

The name for the State HACC Program will not be called Community Care Services Program (CCSP)

CRITERIA FOR FUNDING

An Organisation is currently funded by ADHC under the CCSP

An organisation can only request growth funding if they are currently funded for that service type – at this point we are not expanding service provision outside of current parameters

There is documented need for the age cohort

We will continue to look at how an organisation is currently performing against their funding contract

At this stage we have not been advised that there is any non recurrent funding available

FUTURE FUNDING

It would be reasonable to assume that the direction of all future funding will be provided to meet a person’s need rather than just offering a service type

The disability sector is moving towards individualised funding (2014) where people have a choice over what services they choose to have

Within Community Care we will also be seeking to pilot funding packages possibly in the next round

Again the Key Underpinning Concepts for individualised service delivery are: Whole of community approach Devolved decision making Collaboration and Partnership with the sector Flexible and needs based Where the person is at the centre of decision making

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