What is disability Local Area Coordination?
Local Area Coordination (LAC) is a case management and casework support service that works in partnership with individuals, their family or carer and their support network to achieve positive and quality outcomes for people with a disability aged up to 65 years.
A Baptcare case manager will work with you and your carer to provide: assessment, person-centred and goal-focussed planning, support to meet identified goals, advocacy, information and links with other community services.
What does Local Area Coordination provide?
LAC provides multiple supports, designed to address the needs of the person that you are caring for.
This service provides:
- Single session response to people in immediate need.
- Ongoing person centred planning as a result of the targeted assessment prior to referral to services.
- Case management to clients who require ongoing support to access and stay connected with services.
- Information, support, advocacy and coordination to meet identified goals.
- Referrals and coordination of services.
Eligibility
Disability case management is available to people with a disability, who live in the community and require support to access services to live independently.
Referrals and enquiries
Referral to Local Area Coordination is via Baptcare Gateway intake and assessment process.
For further information on Baptcare’s LAC (disability case management), please contact Baptcare Gateway on 1800 171 233.