The Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) helps older Australians access entry-level support services to live independently and safely at home.
Northern Health is an approved provider for CHSP for Allied Health, Continence Nursing and Community Nursing. The Northern Health CHSP program is underpinned by a wellness approach which focuses on maximising a person’s independence. We aim to build on consumer’s strengths, capacity and goals to remain independent and live safely at home.
What to expect from the service?
We provide the following services:
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Speech Pathology
- Dietetics
- Podiatry
- Orthotics
- Exercise Physiology
- Allied Health Assistants
- Continence Nursing
- Community Nursing
Our teams have specialist skills in working with older people with chronic and/or progressive neurological conditions as well as those with ageing related needs.
Depending on your needs we can provide single discipline or multidisciplinary interventions including:
- Prescription of aids and equipment
- Advice on home modifications
- Therapy to improve or maintain physical function
- Therapy to improve or maintain independence in daily activities
- Carer education
- Swallowing and communication
- Dietary and nutritional advice and support
- Treatment and prevention of conditions for lower limb and feet
- Linking in with relevant services
- Assessment and education re: Continence issues
Eligibility
To be eligible for this program, people must 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 and Torres Strait Islander people), on a low income and homeless, or at risk of being homeless.
An aged care assessment will determine CHSP eligibility and identify services to be provided under the CHSP
Referral by My Aged Care website https://www.myagedcare.gov.au or contact the My Aged Care call centre 1800 200 422
Our services are listed as Northern Health Allied Health and Northern Health Continence Nursing.
Location
Contact us
Community Access Service: