Forrest Community Services

About Forrest Community Services

This service offers care in the home via Community Options Program, Community Aged Care Packages (CACP) & Extended Aged Care Packages (EACH). CACPs are individually planned & coordinated packages of care tailored to help older Australians remain living in their own homes. Funded by the federal government, CACPs are for clients who qualify for low level care. Types of services in a CACP may include: personal care, domestic assistance, meals, transport to appointments & respite care. EACH packages are for those who qualify for & require high level care & may include: registered nursing care, care by allied health professionals, personal care, transport, social support, home help, assistance with oxygen/external feeding. In both CACPs & EACHs the client must be assessed by an ACAT (Aged Care Assessment Team) to determine eligibility.