Care finder program

The program was designed to assist older Australians who are eligible for aged care services, have no carer or support person that can appropriately assist them, and require intensive assistance for one or more reasons including communication issues, difficulty understanding or making decisions, reluctance to engage with aged care or government services, or will be in an unsafe situation if they do not receive intensive support.

Eligible population:

• need help with one or more everyday tasks
• be aged 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) OR 50 years or older (45 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) on a low income and homeless or at risk of being homeless
• be eligible for government funded aged care support.

Target population:

• people who have one or more reasons for requiring intensive support to interact with My Aged Care, access aged care services and/or access other relevant supports in the community
• require specialist and intensive assistance to understand and access aged care and connect with other relevant supports in the community.

For more information, visit the My Aged Care website.