Southern Cross Care’s Employed Carer Innovative Program (ECIP) provide assistance to employed/studying primary carers by helping them with tasks that would normally take them out of work or study and remove some of the burden associated with being a carer. 

ECIP Services

Delivered by a dedicated team, services offered through the ECIP include: 

• Transporting care recipients to and from appointments
• Staying with the care recipient during the appointment, if required
• Providing appropriate feedback to the primary care about the appointment
• Attend to follow-up requirements after the appointment (e.g. help book the next appointment)
• Go to the chemist following medical appointments, if necessary
• Take the care recipient to other services, such as pathology tests 

ECIP Eligibility

To be eligible to access this service you must be: 

• Caring for an older Australian (65 years or over, or 50 years or over for an Indigenous care recipient); and
• In substantiated employment; or
• Have definite substantiated plans to return to work; or
• Undertaking related vocational training or study. 

Fees

Access to this service for up to 10 hours per month is under part fee subsidisation ($5 for every hour of service, with a minimum of one hour per day).  After this, the fees are based on a full cost recovery basis. 

Terms and conditions are available, which explain the fee structure. 

Accessing ECIP

To access the ECIP service you can contact us by: 

Phone:              (08) 9282 9966
Email:               ecip@scrosswa.org.au