The Care-Finder Program with Kate Kleemann

In this insightful episode, Coral speaks with Kate Kleemann from COTA Queensland about the nationally funded Care Finder Program, which supports vulnerable older Australians to understand and access aged care and other community services.


Kate explains how the program emerged from the Aged Care Royal Commission and Navigator Trials. Learn about eligibility, referral pathways, outreach efforts, and additional services available for older people and their support networks.


 In this episode:

• What is the Care Finder Program?
• Origins of the program
• The program is Australia wide
• The Elder Care program is for First Nations people
• Many care finder organisations have a specialisation
• Eligibility
• Types of support offered
• Program duration
• How to refer someone
• Aged care specialist officers


Resources mentioned:

• My Aged Care website: Care finders (https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/help-ca...)
• COTA website: Care finders (https://cota.org.au/resource/care-fin...)
• Aged Care specialist officers (https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/...)
• Elder care support program for First Nations people (https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/el...)


Connect with Kate Kleemann:

• LinkedIn (  / kate-kleemann-6678b7221  )






Connect with Coral Wilkinson: 

• Instagram (  / coral_wilkinson_rn  )  
• LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/coral-see...)  


Follow See Me Aged Care Navigators:

• See Me ACN website (https://seemeacn.com.au/)
• Facebook (  / seemeacn  )
• Instagram (  / seemeagedcarenavigators  )


  


More about Your Aged Care Compass podcast: 


Do you support an older loved one at home and you're ready to give up because it’s just too hard? Your Aged Care Compass is for you.


We're Coral and Michelle, the sisters behind our business, See Me Aged Care Navigators.


Coral is a registered nurse with over 30 years’ experience in both health and aged care. A former assessor with the aged care assessment team, an advocate and author, there’s not much Coral doesn’t know about Australia’s aged care system.


Michelle is a former pharmacist with over 30 years in the public health and private sectors of pharmacy. Michelle is the client care manager for our business. 


Our story started as one of supporting our parents to remain in their own home, to be as independent as possible and remain connected to their community. When we eventually needed extra support, we achieved this because we know Australia’s aged care system so well. We knew what programs could assist us and our parents.


Your Aged Care Compass podcast brings together not only our personal experience in supporting our parents but also our vast professional experience in supporting other families to keep their loved ones at home. 


We'll help you makes sense of Australia’s aged care system and bring you topics related to ageing as well. Legal, financial, health, forward planning and more.


 Your Aged Care Compass will guide you clearly and compassionately to the right support at the right time for your ageing parents and loved ones. 


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