Abstract
This paper examines the provision of day care for frail aged people and people with disabilities in a suburban community of approximately 200,000 people in New South Wales. Using defined criteria, sixteen different day care centres providing approximately 680 day places per week for people remaining at home were identified. These centres are categorised according to differences in their source of funding and their affiliation with existing services. It is argued that although these differences explain variations in the operation of each of the centres, there were also marked similarities in the way each of the services operates which reflect the reliance on an often ad hoc series of local initiatives for the development of community support services. The study also highlights a number of issues for further research.
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