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Merging!What made us do it?
Chris SpackmanGeneral Manager
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$5.06 M income 62 staff 100 volunteers Contractors 1200 clients
Own a factory unit 2 Community Centres
Setting the scene
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HACC services : Shopping and Social Outings (Social Support) One on one social support Meals Delivery (frozen) Centre based day care groups – dementia and stroke Transport that goes along with the CBDC Domestic Assistance Internet shopping Home modifications and maintenance – including the
higher level home modifications for the region Volunteer Recruitment Agency HACC Training
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Department of Social Services funded: 45 Home Care Packages
Family and Community Services funded: Community Builders Carss Park Community Centre Arncliffe Community Centre (and Mens Shed) Community Information Service (based in
Hurstville Westfield)
Registered Training Organisation since 2013
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77%
14%
6%3%
Funding Split
Commonwealth funding
NSW ADHC funding
NSW Families & Com-munity Services funding
Other
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Keeping our ear to the ground
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UK experience Open market – competitive environment Regionalise/staetwide funding models Less government funding
Little or no block funding after 2015 Workforce shortages Increased complexity of care due to co- morbidity A shift to Consumer Directed Care
Challenges
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How would we survive without block funding? How would we train and support staff? How would we pay for administration? How would we be competitive in an open market? Can we keep community services locally based? Volunteers are a crucial part of service delivery.
There’s no mention of volunteer recruitment and support in the reforms.
The Questions
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Sustainability
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Merger discussions
begin
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The boards and CEOs have been working together since April 2013
We had 2 merger planning sessions with a consultant who had done more than 200 mergers in our industry
A merger plan was developed Staff have been kept informed along the way The Merger Agreement was recently signed The implementation date is 1 July 2014 The new organisation will be able to offer a wider range of
services to more people . It will be better positioned to meet the changes
Merger progress in brief
The merged organisation will:
Be better positioned to meet the changes Gain economic efficiencies to be competitive Make better use of resources – financial and human Provide a wider range of services Provide access to services from 4 community centres Have more career opportunities for staff Be locally based
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Who are we here for?
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What’s the Message?
