11/18/2019 Carers Investment Program One Year on ..
Funded Organisations Provider Name Project Name Reach Carers NSW Carer2Work State-wide Carers NSW Carer Peer Connect State-wide Carers NSW YC Drive State-wide Catholic Care Wollongong Families and Sibling Support Program - Deadly SIBS Regional Central Coast Local Health District Hospital In The Home - HITH Program Regional Conservation Volunteers Australia Green Gym Regional Dementia Australia Virtual Reality Experience for Carers State-wide Mid Coast Communities Incorp Impact and Rollout of NDIS on Carers Regional Multicultural Care Weavers - Peer Support for CALD Carers Sydney NPS MedicineWise MedicineWise App State-wide TAFE NSW Up Skilling Carers State-wide Carers in the Balance - Research on work and education University of South Australia options for carers State-wide University of Technology Sydney Centre for Carers Research State-wide Yarkuwa Caring is what we do Regional
Year 1 Results Initial analysis of the first year annual reports from all projects shows .. Total Numbers • 4200 carers participated in CIP projects as of 30 June – 3700 carers accessed the NPS MedicineWise App – 500 carers received face-to-face support 3
Year 1 Results Gender • Programs on average have a gender split of 2/3 women, 1/3 men. Aboriginal and CALD Carers • Generally low numbers of Aboriginal or CALD carers participating in projects not specifically designed to support their needs. NDIS • At least 1/3 of carers care for a person who is not receiving NDIS funding. 4
Evaluation and Reporting 5
Evaluation of the Program • Development of an evaluation plan for the program • Program processes and outcomes will be assessed • Evidence will be drawn from project reports and evaluations • Most Significant Change (MSC) a monitoring and evaluation technique/method will be used to evaluate a sub-set of projects. 6
Most Significant Change Domains of Inquiry • Social connection • Capacity to live a fulfilling life • Understanding and knowledge Research populations • Carers engaged or connected to projects . • Project team Centre for Carers Research
Three projects here today • YC Drive - Pauline Mackiewicz • Carers in the Balance – interviews and focus groups • Multicultural Weavers – Jessur Mamut 8
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