NSW insurer and care provider icare has released a new video recognising the importance of improving quality of life and independence for its Care participants.
The video featured participants from the Lifetime Care, Dust Diseases Care, and Workers Care Program that talked about what the person-centred support provided by icare means to them.
“To have this organisation be so supportive was incredibly helpful – financially, practically, medically, and personally,” said Melissa, the partner of a Lifetime Care participant. “We’re becoming more social again, [and] we’re becoming more involved in our community.”
icare currently supports more than 1,700 people across the Lifetime Care scheme and Workers Care Program, the majority of whom have had a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, while some have injuries like amputations, severe burns, or permanent blindness.
The schemes coordinate and approve the funds to pay providers to deliver attendant care services, equipment and prostheses, educational and vocational training, and home or vehicle modifications, as well as assist participants to plan and set goals that aim to maximise their independence and quality of life.
icare’s Dust Diseases Care scheme meanwhile supports more than 5,000 people, providing compensation for people who have developed work-related dust diseases while working in NSW and their dependents, and helping them arrange healthcare, nursing and personal care assistance, mobility aids, oxygen supplies and comprehensive support.
