The Morrison Government will invest $102 million to expand, strengthen and enhance Australia\u2019s National Dementia Support Program.
\nMinister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck said ensuring access to high quality and effective support for those living with dementia, their families and carers was a priority.
\nBetween 386,200 and 472,000 people are living with dementia across the country, with an additional 1.6\u00a0million people caring for them.
\n\u201cThis funding underpins the Morrison Government\u2019s focus to ensure our most vulnerable loved ones receive the high-quality personalised care they deserve,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cIt also more than doubles annual funding for the program and will be delivered by Dementia Australia.\u201d
\nThe investment means the National Dementia Helpline will start 24\/7 operations ensuring support is only a phone call away at any time of the day or night, increasing the total volume of calls from around 35,000\u00a0up to 80,000 a year.
\nThe expanded and enhanced support program will also deliver:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis investment will improve the lives of people living with dementia right across the nation,\u201d Minister Colbeck said. The Morrison Government will invest $102 million to expand, strengthen and enhance Australia\u2019s National Dementia Support Program. Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck said ensuring access to high quality and effective support for those living with dementia, their families and carers was a priority. Between 386,200 and 472,000 people are living … Continue reading “$102 million expands National Dementia Support Program”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cThe recent Dementia in Australia 2021 report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare clearly demonstrates the increasing significance of dementia as a health, aged care and societal issue.
\n\u201cThe Government is driving aged care reforms and investing in targeted and more widely available services and programs for people living with dementia, their families and carers.\u201d
\nDementia was one of four areas of concern for immediate action identified in the final report of\u00a0the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
\nRecommendation 15 focused on the establishment of a comprehensive, clear and accessible post-diagnosis support pathway for people living with dementia, their carers and families.
\n\u201cDementia Australia provides invaluable support to people living with dementia, their families, carers and friends so that they can have the best quality of life possible,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cThe Government\u2019s funding means Dementia Australia can expand, enhance its reach and continue to deliver life-changing services.
\n\u201cAs well as providing practical and helpful assistance, this program also gives social support so people living with dementia feel included and valued in their local communities while living fulfilling lives.\u201d
\nThe 2021 Budget allocated $229.4 million to improve the quality of life and care for people living with dementia.
\nFor more information about the National Dementia Support Program, please visit Dementia Australia at\u00a0www.dementia.org.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"