Social Policy Research Centre

NSW piloted a direct funding project in the Attendant Care Program (ACP). It provided support to individuals with physical disabilities with a range of tasks and activities to allow them to live and participate in their communities. The evaluation compared three ACP funding options, which differ in who employs the attendant carers, who receives the funding from the government and who is responsible for management and reporting:
The pilot project provided funds directly to ACP clients for the direct purchase of personal care services with the intention of providing greater control over the choice and management of the support they receive as well as to promote more flexible and responsive services for clients. The longitudinal evaluation measured change in outcomes for clients, families, workers and organisations.
Social Policy Research Centre
Disability
Laragy, C., Fisher, K.R., Cedersund, E. and Campbell-McLean, C. (2011),‘Support as a complement, intrusion and right – evidence from ageing and disability support service users in Sweden and Australia,’ Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 25(4): 745-53.
NSW Family and Community Services – Ageing, Disability & Home Care (ADHC)
Carolyn Campbell-McLean (Disability Studies and Research Institute)