Transition care placements announced
The Australian Government has announced the first 35 operational places out of its 228 fully funded places under its $293.2 million transition care plan which helps older Australians recover and regain their independence after a major hospital stay.
The 35 places – which are already operating – are located in Victoria, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
The places are:
* Central Northern Adelaide Health Services Transition Care Service – 10 residential and community care places (South Australia);
* Country Health South Australia Transition Care Service – seven residential and community care places (South Australia);
* ACT Health Transition Care Program – two community based, expansion of existing ACT Health (Australian Capital Territory);
* Ballarat Health Transition Care – four new residential based places (Victoria);
* Northern Health Transition Care – two community based places (Victoria);
* Bendigo Health Transition Care – four community based places (Victoria); and
* Melbourne Health Transition Care – six community-based places (Victoria).
In addition, four additional places at Melbourne Health Transition Care are expected to be operational in August.
Brightwater Transition Care Program in Western Australia expects to provide eight residential and 10 community-based transition care places in the north and southeast metropolitan areas of Perth soon.
By August, this will bring the new operational transition care places to 57 places out of 228.
The capacity of the Transition Care Program will be 4,000 places by the end of the 2011-12 financial year. When all places are fully operational, up to 30,000 older people may benefit from transition care each year.
