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Government Funding
| There are many options for eligible Australians to attain funding for incontinence aids. Below is a collection of both State and naitional schemes. |
| Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) |
The Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) is a program funded by the Australian Government designed to help ease the burden of incontinence, and allow clients to meet the cost of the continence products. Payment for 2011-12 is up to $506.30 indexed annually. CAPS replaced the CAAS program which was managed by Intouch in 2010. |
| Department of Veterans Affairs' Rehabilitation Appliances Program (DVA RAP) |
CH2 Aged & Community Care is a national supplier of continence products for the Department of Veterans' Affairs Rehabilitation Appliances Program (DVA RAP). DVA RAP is an Australian Government program which provides aids and appliances to eligible members of the veteran community to help them maintain their independence. |
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Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) packages provide high levels of support intended to assist frail elderly Australians in remaining in the community and living in their own homes. |
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| Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia (EACHD) |
Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia (EACHD) packages provide high levels of support intended to assist frail elderly Australians, suffering from dementia, in remaining in the community and living in their own homes. |
| The Community Aged Care Package (CACP) |
The Community Aged Care Package (CACP) program provides individually designed and coordinated packages of personalised care to help elderly Australians continue to live in their own homes. The CACP program is funded by the Australian Government to provide for the complex care needs of the ageing. Each applicant is assigned a CACP care manager whose role it is to ensure that packages are properly planned, managed, and personalised to suit the needs of the individual. |
| Queensland Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme (MASS) |
The Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme (MASS) is a program run by Queensland Health to provide subsidies on suitable aids and equipment for Queenslanders with permanent and stabilised conditions or disabilities. Aids and equipment available are selected in order to allow people to live in their own homes and prevent premature or unnecessary residential care or hospital admittance. |
| EnableNSW |
EnableNSW provides support for clients requiring aids for continence issues through The Aids and Equipment Program. The Aids and Equipment Program assists eligible residents of NSW, who have a life-long or long-term disability, to live and participate within their community by providing appropriate equipment, aids and appliances. |
| Victoria State Wide Equipment Program (SWEP) |
The SWEP aids people to increase their safety at home, and advance their independence. The program is designed to help facilitate people with a disability become active in their community as well as provide assistance support for families and carers. Managed by Ballarat Health Services for the Victorian Department of Human Services, the SWEP is a subsidy program available to Victorian residents who have a permanent or long-term disability or are frail aged. |
| Victorian Continence Support Service (CSS) |
The Continence Support Service (CSS) was developed by Disability Services, Department of Human Services (DHS) in September 2000 to expand continence service provision to children with a Disability. Victorian children and young people with a Disability aged 5 – 15 years inclusive, who meet the eligibility criteria as defined under the Disability Services Act 1991 and the Intellectually Disabled Persons Services Act 1986 and who are incontinent are eligible for the program. |
| Victorian Early Choices Program for Children 0 - 5 years |
Early Choices is a family centred program which provides case management and support to families caring for a child (0-5 years) with a severe disability and/or very high support needs. The Early Choices program provides a Family Services Co-ordinator who works in partnership with families to identify their needs in relation to their child and to find ways of meeting those needs. |
| The ACT Equipment Scheme (ACTES) |
The ACT Equipment Scheme provides access to a range of equipment for permanent residents of the ACT with long term illness or disabilities to assist them to live safely at home in the community. The role of ACTES is to assist eligible applicants to live and participate within their community by the provision of appropriately prescribed equipment and continence products. |
| SA Continence Resource Centre (CRC) |
The SA Continence Resource Centre is located at Community and Home Support SA’s Independent Living Centre. The CRC is a not for profit organisation supported by the Continence Foundation of Australia and funded by the South Australian Government’s Department of Families and Communities. The service is completely free and open to all members of the public including carers, community groups, organisations, health professionals and those with a disability, illness or injury and no appointments are necessary. |
| The Western Australia Continence Management and Advice Service (CMAS) |
CMAS is a program managed by Silver Chain continence clinics on behalf of WA Health and the Disability Services Commission (DSC). CMAS was established to provide residents of Western Australia access to continence nurses who can offer personal, confidential advice on managing and improving incontinence symptoms. CMAS also offers assistance with choosing suitable pads and products, as well as providing funding of up to $480 annually for a home-delivered order of continence aids. |
| Territory Independence and Mobility Equipment Scheme (TIME) |
The Territory Independence and Mobility Equipment (TIME) Scheme offers equipment, aids and appliances to eligible clients, to enhance their safety and independence, and to assist them to live and participate in their community. Clients must meet certain criteria and need to have an assessment by an appropriate professional. There are ceiling levels on the amount of assistance that can be provided for some equipment. |
| Tasmania Community Equipment Scheme (CES) |
The CES is operated by the Department of Health and Human Services in Tasmania. The program assists people with permanent or long term disability remain active in their community by providing equipment that will allow them to maintain their independence. Up to $1000 of continence supplies per year are available for eligible patients who are required to cover 50% of the cost of supplies received. |
