Ann Adams Senior OHS Project Officer, NSW Department of Family and Community Services Ageing, Disability and Home Care Workforce Safety and Wellbeing (P09, Wednesday, NZI 4 Room, 3.30-4)

1. Managing the bariatric client safely
in home and community care

2. Health Psychological/emotional Social
Housing Dignity
and
respect
Mobility
Communication
Personal
care Trained staff
Equipment
Accessible
environments
Transport

3. GREG
Case Manager
South Coast
Community Options
Case Manager - Sydney
Home Care Service NSW Greater Community
(Personal Care Assistance) Transport
Community Health Community
OT health services
Other
Home Equipment community Services
Modifications Loan Pool
Service
Equipment
Supplier
Equipment
Funder ENABLE

4. NSW HACC Service providers
Service types:
 Community transport
 Respite
 Personal care
 Domestic assistance
 Social support
 Centre based day care

5. Objectives of the Project
 To provide workplace health and safety information,
advice and resources to HACC service providers.
 Identify implications of WHS for service delivery support
to clients who are identified as bariatric. Provide policy
and program advice.

6. Stages of the Project
 Consultation
 Research
 Development of Resources
 Integration onto Website
 Promotion and launch
 Evaluation and maintenance

7. Stages of the Project
 Consultation
 Research
 Development of Resources
 Integration onto Website
 Promotion and launch
 Evaluation and maintenance

8. Consultation
 Determine health and safety risks
 Identify existing resources
 Identify resource requirements

9. Stages of the Project
 Consultation
 Research
 Development of Resources
 Integration onto Website
 Promotion and launch
 Evaluation and maintenance

10. Risk categories
2. Client factors
3. Home and Community environment and vehicles
4. Equipment
5. Manual Handling
6. Communication
7. Organisational and staff issues

11. Stages of the Project
 Consultation
 Research
 Development of Resources
 Integration onto Website
 Promotion and launch
 Evaluation and Maintenance

12. haccohs.adhc.nsw.gov.au

13. Risk categories
 Client factors
 Home and Community environment and vehicles
 Equipment
 Manual Handling
 Communication
 Organisational and staff issues

14. Risk categories
 Client factors
 Home and Community environment and
vehicles
 Equipment
 Manual Handling
 Communication
 Organisational and staff issues

15. Risk categories
 Client factors
 Home and Community environment and vehicles
 Equipment
 Manual Handling
 Communication
 Organisational and
staff issues

16. Risk categories
 Client factors
 Home and Community environment and vehicles
 Equipment
 Manual Handling
 Communication
 Organisational and staff issues

17. Risk categories
 Client factors
 Home and Community environment and vehicles
 Equipment
 Manual Handling
 Communication
 Organisational and staff issues

18. Bariatric Client Management Plan
HACC Pathway
Referral
Assessment
Care and service planning
Service delivery
Service review

19. Risk categories
 Client factors
 Home and Community environment and vehicles
 Equipment
 Manual Handling
 Communication
 Organisational and staff issues

20. Manual handling tasks
 Sit to stand transfer
 Supervised walking
 Accessing vehicles
 Handling manual wheelchairs
 Lifting the apron/pannus
 Bed mobility

27. Stages of the Project
 Consultation
 Research
 Development of Resources
 Integration onto Website
 Promotion and launch
 Evaluation and Maintenance

28. Stages of the Project
 Consultation
 Research
 Development of Resources
 Integration onto Website
 Promotion and launch
 Evaluation and maintenance

29. Stages of the Project
 Consultation
 Research
 Development of Resources
 Integration onto Website
 Promotion and launch
 Evaluation and maintenance

30. Contact details
 Ann Adams – Project Manager
ann.adams@facs.nsw.gov.au
or phone (02) 9841 9169
 Dominique Holdsworth - WHS Project Officer
dominique.holdsworth2@facs.nsw.gov.au
or phone (02) 9841 9168