Care finder program
Tender ID: 506544
Tender Details
Organisation:
Tender #:
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Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
22 September 2022
Closing Date:
19 October 2022
Tender Description
The care finder program (the Program) aims to deliver specialist and intensive assistance to help people within the target population to understand and access aged care and connect with other relevant supports in the Adelaide PHN region.
The Program will specifically target senior Australians who have one or more reasons for requiring intensive support to interact with My Aged Care (either through the website, contact centre or face-to-face in Services Australia service centres), access aged care services and/or access other relevant supports in the community.
Adelaide Primary Health Network (Adelaide PHN) invites proposals from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver the care finder program. It is expected that many care finder organisations will be community-based organisations, but this is not a commissioning requirement of APHN.
Proposals will be welcomed from private not-for-profit or private for profit organisations that have the capacity, capability and a significant track record of local knowledge and experience (local service footprint) to deliver the services (refer Eligibility to Apply below for further information on local service footprint). Independent or joint (consortium, partnership or joint venture) proposals from any such organisations are welcomed. This invitation is not open to public sector agencies.
The successful applicant(s) will commence a ramp-up period from 1 January 2023 to allow for service establishment. The ramp-up period for service establishment should conclude no later than 30 April 2023, when service delivery is expected to be available to clients.
Adelaide PHN is one of 31 independent organisations nation-wide that are funded by the Australian Government to coordinate and improve primary health care services in their local areas.
The Australian Government's objectives for Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are that they will:
- increase the efficiency and effectiveness of health services for patients, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes; and
- improve coordination of care to ensure patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.
Adelaide PHN's catchment area covers the Adelaide metropolitan area, reaching from Sellicks Hill to Angle Vale and from the foothills to the sea. It encompasses a community of some 1.2 million people.
Adelaide PHN aims to improve health outcomes for the community by commissioning services to address local needs. It is guided by community, clinical and stakeholder input.
For more information, please visit the Adelaide PHN website at www.adelaidephn.com.au. The website includes publications, resources, maps, population health data, and needs assessments for the Adelaide metropolitan area.