ADHC METRO NORTH Western Sydney Regional Community Care Forum – October 2012

1. 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

2. Topic Overview • Sector Planning Framework – Outline & Directions • Regional HACC Growth – Planning & Process

3. 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

4. New Approach to Sector Planning

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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

10. QUESTIONS