Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACAT)
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(3 suppliers)For information contact AT Aust on 1300 452 679
Last updated: Jan 11 2023
Short Description
Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) help older people and their carers decide what kind of care will best meet their needs when they are no longer able to manage at home without assistance. ACATs provide information on suitable care options and can help arrange access or referral to appropriate residential or community care.
Februay 2016 ACATs have begun using My Aged Care to conduct comprehensive assessments and send electronic referrals to providers for residential care, transition care and home care packages.
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Many people are assessed as needing community care services, such as Home and Community Care (HACC), to help them to stay in their own home for as long as possible. ACATs may also approve a Community Aged Care Package (CACP) or an Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) Package, which are packages of coordinated care services provided in the client's own home. This option may be more appropriate if the client has more complex care needs and prefers to remain at home.
If the client needs residential aged care, an ACAT assessment and approval must be undertaken prior to entry into a home. The ACAT can approve either high level (nursing home) care or low level (hostel) care, depending on the person's level of care needs.
ACATs cover all of Australia and are based in hospitals or in the local community. Information about the closest ACAT is available from the Commonwealth Carelink Centres or on the Department of Health and Ageing web site.
The Australian Government provides funds to the State and Territory Governments, specifically to operated and manage the ACATs.
Price Guide
Find the closest Aged Care Assessment Team:
https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/service-finder?tab=assessment-team
Use the Search function. If your suburb gives no result, then enter the closest large town
Suppliers
Aged Care Assessment TeamsCnr Darcey Rd & Hawsbury RdWestmead Hospital Westmead NSW 2145 Australia Sales: 02 9845 6903 Fax: 02 9845 8312 Website: http://www.myagedcare.gov.au/service-finder?tab=assessment-team |
Dept of Health (formerly Dept of Health and Ageing)Furzer StWoden Town Centre Woden ACT 2606 Australia Sales: 02 6289 1555 (switchboard) Fax: 02 6289 5163 Toll Free: 1800 020 103 Website: http://www.health.gov.au |
My Aged CareAustraliaSales: 1800 200 422 Fax: 1800 728 174 Toll Free: 1800 200 422 Website: http://www.myagedcare.gov.au/service-finder?tab=assessment-team |
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