The Fine Print

 The Home and Community Care (HACC) Program is a joint Commonwealth, State and Territory initiative. It funds basic maintenance and support services to help frail older people and younger people with disabilities continue to live in the community.

The aim of the Program is to assist these groups to live at home longer. Without HACC services they may be unable to manage at home and may need to go into long term residential care (such as a nursing home).

People of any age may be eligible for HACC services. To be assisted through the HACC Program people must:

• live in the community; and
• have difficulty in performing every day tasks (e.g. dressing, preparing meals, house cleaning) without help because of a disability; and
• may require admission into long term residential care without assistance from HACC services. 

The Program also assists carers of this group of people.

For more information on this program please click here to visit Queensland Health’s HACC website.