Full description Background
On 1 October 1985 the Department of Community Services became responsible for providing administrative support to organisations which provide domiciliary care including home help, specific home help, day centres, senior citizens centres, home handypersons and welfare officers for the aged but excluding domiciliary nursing, home nursing services, nursing homes and hostels for the aged.
The Department of Community Services also became responsible for the administration of a number of benevolent societies and institutions listed in Schedule Two of Administrative Arrangements Order No.37 1985. The institutions and organisations listed provide services to children, families, the aged and people with physical and sensory disabilities.
Data time period: 1836 to 2013