Severe Behaviour Response Teams Funding
The Australian Government is inviting applications for an open process to deliver Severe Behaviour Response Teams (SBRTs) services under the Ageing and Service Improvement Programme. This will be a nationally consistent operation for the period September 2015 to 30 June 2016.
The primary objective of this activity is to support the establishment of a mobile workforce of clinical experts available to provide timely and expert advice to Commonwealth funded approved residential aged care providers that request assistance with addressing the needs of people with very severe and extreme Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD).
A total of up to $12.674 million is available in the 2015-16 financial year.
Applications close 15 July 2015.