Tasmanian Home and Community Care (Tas HACC)

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Tasmanian Home and Community Care Support

The Tasmanian Home and Community Care program (Tas HACC) helps to support people who need help with daily living activities. The program is funded by the Tasmanian Government to help those eligible to continue living independently.

To be eligible you must be:

Under the aged of 65
Living with a functional disability, chronic illness or mental illness
At risk of needing residential or acute care without HACC program supports
Requires ongoing assistance with maintaining their home.

Choosing Anglicare for your Tas HACC Support

When you choose Anglicare you will be cared for by a passionate team of trained professionals’ who:

Support positive ageing, living well and maintaining independence at home
Use a partnership approach
Tailor our services to support your wellbeing
Are driven by the Anglicare values of respect, compassion, hope and justice
Believe all people should be treated with dignity and respect with their basic rights protected.

Our goal is to support you while maintaining your independence and achieving positive health outcomes.

What support does Tas HACC Provide?

Your support may be in the form of:

Personal care (full assistance or prompting) with personal hygiene
Assistance with domestic tasks including laundry
Accompanied/unaccompanied shopping
Meal preparation
Make social visits to support mental / emotional wellbeing
Post-acute care following a hospital admission or period of ill health or treatment
Work with the client to declutter and clean the home.

What's Next?

Be Referred

You will need to be referred to the program through the Tasmanian Community Care Referral Service.

You, your family, your carers, health professionals and other service providers can contact the Tasmanian Community Care Referral Service by phoning 1300 769 699 (during office hours), or by email tasccrservice@rdns.com.au

Request Anglicare

The Tasmanian Community Care Referral Service will issue your referral to available service providers. You can request Anglicare as your service provider and we will contact you once we have received the referral.