Page 10 - 2017 Mosaic Annual Report
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S
REPORT
Whilst the Bilateral Agreement established client outcome objectives, which will become
earlier in 2017, covering the basis on which the increasingly challenged under the NDIS pricing
NDIS would operate in WA, seemed to provide a rates.
basis on which to develop plans for our forward
development, this turned out to be quite short Despite these challenges, our investment in
lived. many of the initiatives undertaken over the year,
with respect to our NDIS operational readiness
Following the change of the State Government preparation, including the recruitment of our new
in early March, it became known that the new Executive team, our rebranding and Internet SEO
Government might renegotiate that Agreement. marketing and further client and staff satisfaction
This still remains to be clarified, many months research, has provided positive improvements in
later. our overall performance.
In addition, the restructuring of Government Resulting from this, whilst these planned
departments and the absorption of the Disability investment initiatives were known to carry
Services Commission into the new Department of significant costs, which would impact our
Communities, has further added to the anxieties operating surplus, our financial year 2016-2017
relating to the implementation of the NDIS, to has been a year in which we have achieved
which the sector has become subject to in recent significant growth in our Accommodation and
years. Community Access Services which aligns with our
Strategic Plan growth trajectory out to 2021.
This has created some challenges for us, as we
now have clients who are subject to three funding We have made important progress in the
sources, under the DSC, WA NDIS and NDIA pricing upgrading of our houses, all with the objective
schemes. This can mean that clients who have of creating the most homely settings for our
similar support needs, each have different funding clients. This included major renovations at two
levels, depending on which source that they fall of our houses in Kenwick and Safety Bay. It is
under. our aspiration to provide the highest standard of
accommodation which can become a benchmark
We anticipate with enthusiasm that this matter for the sector.
will be satisfactorily resolved and the clarity and
certainty needed, will soon be provided to us and We consider this to be an important element
the broader sector. in the achievement of our vision, to enrich the
quality of life of people with disability.
Notwithstanding this, as has been reported
extensively in the media, many analyses We have strengthened our operations
undertaken indicate that the NDIS prices are management team for Community Access and
unsustainable. We consider a strong operating Support Services, given that there is a significant
surplus as an essential underpinning of our increase under the NDIS in the numbers of people
with disability who will receive funding for these
services.
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