Home and Community Care (HACC)

There are a number of resources available on the WA Government Website:

• HACC – Home and Community Care Program (Healthy WA)
• HACC – Overview
• HACC – your rights and responsibilities (Healthy WA)
• HACC – how to make a complaint (Healthy WA)
• Information about HACC fees (Healthy WA)
• Support for carers (Healthy WA)

My Aged Care Website

• My Aged Care – the starting point for packages
• Commonwealth Home Support Program
• Help at Home
• Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT)
• Costs explained
• Home Care Package Fee Estimator
• Home Care Package  Income tested fees
• Find a Service Provider – On-Line Tool
• Buying Goods and Equipment
• Home Care Packages – what they cover

Information for Carers

• WA Carers Charter
• Carers Australia  – Information for carers
• Peer support groups:
  • Helping Minds
  • Wellways
  • Carers WA

Other Links

• Spark of Life – Sunshine Club
• COTA WA  – an organisation for seniors
• Aged and Community Care WA – Further links for consumers
• Advocare – An information and advocacy service