How do clients in Australia experience Consumer Directed Care?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our study explored client experience of Australian Consumer Directed Care. This evolving funding model enables consumer autonomy and choice, allowing older people to remain in their community as they age and need support through the creation of a personalised support service. Consumer Directed Care focuses on providing services that the consumer self-determines to meeting their needs including identifying their types of services, from whom, when and how these services are delivered.

Methods

Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted in two Australian states between August 2015 and April 2016 with 14 participants, preferably in receipt of CDC services for at least the previous 12 months. Questions explored how the participant first learned about this servic

SUBMITTER: Gill L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6019791 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature