Cranbourne MP Jude Perera and Aged Care Minister Gavin Jennings visited the Cranbourne Senior Citizens last week to announce a massive funding boost to aged care services in the area.AGED care services throughout Casey will receive a major funding boost, Cranbourne MP Jude Perera announced last week.
Mr Perera said the Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) for the municipalities of Casey, Cardinia, Frankston and Mornington Peninsula would benefit from $92,500 in extra annual funding.
ACAS conducts 54,000 assessments each year in hospitals, residential care or clients’ homes to determine service needs.
The ACAS service would also claim a one-off $15,000 injection for mobile computing staff, he said.
“Extra funds for the local ACAS of $17,500 will help ensure frail older people’s needs are assessed more quickly and improve service response rates,” Mr Perera said.
“Older Victorians can now expect to wait less time for an essential assessment before they get their most suitable aged services.”
Aged Care Minister Gavin Jennings visited the Cranbourne Senior Citizens on Wednesday and said an extra $662,500 would be spent across Victoria to improve service outcomes for older people seeking access to community care or admission to residential care.
“This is another part of the State Government’s commitment to building a fairer Victoria,” he said.
