Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 (SACWIC) Grant Opportunity now open

Published 6th August 2020

The Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 (SACWIC) Grant Opportunity is designed to minimise the risk of infection to aged care workers, residents and other consumers of aged care service.

The Grant is now open to approved Residential Aged Care providers, approved National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program (NATSIFACP) providers and approved Home Care providers.

The Grant Opportunity is initially limited to Greater Melbourne and Mitchell Shire.

Examples of eligible workforce costs under SACWIC are those that will support eligible workers:

• who normally work at multiple residential aged care facilities, but will be working solely at the facility being applied for
• who are not to work because they have been experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, have been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive, require testing or are subject to self-isolation or quarantine requirements 
• to undertake training in the event a skills gap arises from where existing workers are not to work due to experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or are subject to self-isolation or quarantine requirements.

You can view the Grant Opportunity and documentation at Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 (GO4215) Program.

There is also further help available at the Guiding Principle Support Hub or through 1800 491 793 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm).

Source:
Unknown Author, 2020, Department of Health