The federal government has announced new funding opportunities for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP). The goal is to meet the growing needs of older Australians and improve access to critical services.

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What is the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP)?

The Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) is designed to provide entry-level aged care services to help older people live independently in their homes. It includes a range of services such as help around the house, transport, meal services, personal care, home modifications, social support, nursing and allied health services, and planned respite care.

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Overview of CHSP Growth Funding 2024-25

With an investment of $100 million, the CHSP Growth Funding 2024-25 is introduced to increase the availability of services like domestic assistance, allied health, therapy, transport, and home maintenance. The Growth Funding grant, running from October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, addresses local needs across different Aged Care Planning Regions. It also aims to attract new providers from aged care, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Aside from the Growth Funding grant, the CHSP First Nations Growth Funding 2024–25, announced in the May 2023 Federal Budget, invests $10 million to enhance culturally safe CHSP aged care services for First Nations people. The grant aims to attract new Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCO) providers, delivering aged care, NDIS, and primary health and not delivering CHSP services. 

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Eligibility

To apply for CHSP Growth Funding programs, service providers must be one of the following entity types:

• Indigenous Corporation (registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
• Company
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority
• Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Non-corporate State or Territory Entity
• Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
• Local Government
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Statutory Entity
• Partnership
• Unincorporated Association. 

Additional requirements for CHSP Growth Funding 2024-25: Applicants must be existing Commonwealth-funded providers of: the Department of Health and Aged Care, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Additional requirements for CHSP First Nations Growth Funding 2024–25: Your business must be an ACCO and not currently providing CHSP services. Your business should already deliver services similar to Commonwealth-funded aged care providers (either residential aged care or Home Care Packages), National Disability Insurance Scheme service providers, or primary healthcare service providers.

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Application Process

To apply, you can submit the application and attachments through the "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side of the CHSP Growth Funding and CHSP First Nations Growth Funding website. Keep a copy of your submission and supporting documents. 

After submission, you will receive an automated email with a Submission Reference ID, which you should keep for future inquiries. If you don't receive the confirmation email within 48 hours, contact Grant.ATM@health.gov.au for assistance.

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Empower your CHSP Services with Comm.care

Comm.care is an all-in-one care management software designed to streamline your business operations. It helps you manage care, customer information, rostering, invoicing, and compliance on a single platform.

Comm.care integrates with the CHSP Data Exchange. It allows your business to connect your organisation and services to DSS. As a result, you can stay compliant while benefiting from various features that optimise your operations.

Centralised Care Management

Comm.care offers a centralised platform that consolidates all your client information into a single platform. It helps you access crucial client documents, such as progress notes and incident reports, from any location. As a result, your team can spend less time on administrative tasks, and more time delivering quality care to the participants.

Progress Management

Monitoring client progress and funds is essential in providing personalised care. This approach ensures that services align with client budgets, avoiding overspending or underusing funds.

Comm.care’s 'roadmap' feature allows your organisation to effectively track and manage service delivery, budget distributions, and fund usage. 

Moreover, Comm.care includes customisable reminders, helping your team to schedule fund and service assessments.

Smart Staff Rostering

With Comm.care, managers can match staff with client needs, qualifications, and locations, reducing burnout risks and enhancing staff satisfaction. Additionally, the automated scheduling features in Comm.care allow you to create recurring shifts, saving time and simplifying the process of setting up appointments.

Staff Hour Tracking

Accurately monitoring billable and non-billable staff hours helps your business maintain accurate payroll and invoices. With Comm.care, you can track all billable hours and non-billable hours, such as training, reporting, invoicing, etc., spent apart from service delivery. Besides, you can generate, download, and import timesheets to payroll systems like Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks.

Bulk Claiming

Manual invoicing can be time-consuming and often leads to errors. Comm.care helps you create thousands of invoices in bulk with just a few clicks. Furthermore, you can easily send the invoices to plan managers or upload them to systems like PRODA, Xero, MYOB, or QuickBooks. 

If you are interested in learning how Comm.care can revolutionise your home care service delivery, we invite you to book a demo with us.