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Introduction
The Home Based Care Services (HBCS) Module is
a service specific set of standards. These
standards explore in more depth the unique
service and program specifications for HBCS. For
QIC accreditation, organisations review their
home based care services against the Core
Module and the HBCS Module.
Main concepts for home
based care services
The following concepts broadly reflect the
principles of the home based care sector and its
communities of interest, and are consistent with
the HACC National Service Standards:
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Comprehensive care, promoting an
understanding of independence and quality
of life in terms of both physical, social, cultural
and emotional wellbeing, and physical and
environmental safety and confidence within
the home. |
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The participation of people and communities
in debate and decision-making about their
needs and concerns, and about broader
service and operational issues affecting them. |
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Service provision that respects the rights and
dignity of consumers, carers and care workers. |
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Population approach to service planning, so
that a service understands the main health,
care and support needs of its community of
interest, and to work with the community to
plan appropriate services and programs. |
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Equity and accessibility, providing services to
those most in need, with attention to
overcoming physical, emotional, financial,
geographic, cultural or other barriers;
providing services in a confidential and
respectful manner, maximising consumers’
choice and control over the services offered. |
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A comprehensive and collaborative
approach to service planning and provision,
arranged by working with consumers, informal
carers and other services to maintain the
health, independence and quality of life of
people and carers. |
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Intersectoral collaboration in order to address
the social and environmental factors that
inhibit the promotion of wellbeing and quality
of life. |
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The importance of linkages between and
within services to facilitate continuity of care
for consumers and carers. |
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Organisational structures that promote
collaboration and multidisciplinary teamwork
among workers to maximise quality outcomes
for clients and carers. |
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Accountability to the communities served
through efficient and effective management
practices. |
HBCS standards
There are three standards in the service-specific
standards:
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Assessment Care & Support |
| 2.2 |
Promoting Wellbeing & Quality of Life |
| 2.3 |
Client & Program Record System |
HBCS quality journal
The document you complete when you self-assess against the HBCS standards is called a
quality journal and it is organised into sections
following the service specific standards. An
organisation must collect evidence about its
systems and quality improvement activities in
order to determine whether or not it meets a
standard. As in the core module there are
evidence questions to prompt your thinking about
your systems. A QIC standards guide is available
to support your self assessment.
Last updated August 29, 2008 |
