Aged care providers in regional and remote parts of Australia will be able to improve services and create safer environments under the latest investment from the Morrison Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $35.3 million multi-purpose services (MPS) program will see 110 aged care sites benefit from minor capital grant projects averaging $321,000 each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services Richard Colbeck said the work would range from simple improvements such as gardens and pathways to major building renovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe aim is to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of residents, including for those living with dementia,\u201d Minister Colbeck said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese services allow people to stay in their own communities as they get older, close to their family and community ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Providers of MPS sites will also soon have the opportunity to expand their services, with 100 new residential care places on offer through a competitive allocation round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe grant funding and the MPS places round join the Government\u2019s $18.3 billion aged care reform package as part of the Government\u2019s comprehensive response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Royal Commission recommended the MPS program should be maintained and extended, and $35.3 million in grant funding and a further 100 places in 2022 will do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The maximum funding available for each individual MPS site is $600,000, with providers also required to contribute at least 20 per cent of the total project costs. Grant funding will be allocated across the 2021\u201322 and 2022\u201323 financial years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MPS grants build on the single largest investment in residential aged care infrastructure in Australia\u2019s history, which in July 2021 saw $150 million in capital grants allocated to residential care services, predominantly in regional and remote Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outcomes of the MPS grants, including details of the successful providers, can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aged care providers in regional and remote parts of Australia will be able to improve services and create safer environments under the latest investment from the Morrison Government. The $35.3 million multi-purpose services (MPS) program will see 110 aged care sites benefit from minor capital grant projects averaging $321,000 each. Minister for Senior Australians and … Continue reading “Better aged care services for senior Australians in the bush”<\/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-14836","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\/14836","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=14836"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14837,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14836\/revisions\/14837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}