ABS population projections. The current level of service provision. The ACAR is a competitive process under the Act where home care places and residential aged care places are allocated. Changes were announced in the 2015-16 Budget to ensure the aged care system in Australia continues to meet the needs of an ageing population. From February 2017, older Australians receiving Home Care Packages each year will be able to choose who provides their care, because the Government has changed the funding arrangements to attach the package to the individual, rather than the provider. As a result, the 2015 ACAR is the last ACAR in which providers will have to apply for home care places. The distribution of new places across aged care planning regions seeks to achieve a balance in the provision of services between metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas, as well as between people needing different levels of care. The number of places available in each state and territory and the indicative distribution of places across aged care planning regions is outlined in the which is part of the documentation. The Regional Distribution of Aged Care Places is contained in the Essential Guide and updated at the announcement of each new ACAR. The Australian Government may identify places according to: Geographic areas Key issues This is important for CALD communities as they are a separate special needs group under the Act. The is also important because the government may identify ‘key issues’ category individual CALD communities that are a priority in specific geographic areas. There is usually an opportunity to apply for capital grants to assist with the costs of acquiring land or building/refurbishing a residential aged care facility. *see explanation in Glossary, Section 15 GO TO> 10.2 Getting started The format of the ACAR application forms has changed from year to year and is likely to continue to do so, however, the underlying principles remain consistent with the Allocation Principles. These principles are addressed later in this section of the Guide. The ACAR Invitation to Apply documentation will be available on the DSS website.
ABS population projections. The current level of service provision. The ACAR is a competitive process under the Act where home care places and residential aged care places are allocated. Changes were announced in the 2015-16 Budget to ensure the aged care system in Australia continues to meet the needs of an ageing population. From February 2017, older Australians receiving Home Care Packages each year will be able to choose who provides their care, because the Government has changed the funding arrangements to attach the package to the individual, rather than the provider. As a result, the 2015 ACAR is the last ACAR in which providers will have to apply for home care places. The distribution of new places across aged care planning regions seeks to achieve a balance in the provision of services between metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas, as well as between people needing different levels of care. The number of places available in each state and territory and the indicative distribution of places across aged care planning regions is outlined in the which is part of the documentation. The Regional Distribution of Aged Care Places is contained in the Essential Guide and updated at the announcement of each new ACAR. The Australian Government may identify places according to: Geographic areas Key issues This is important for CALD communities as they are a separate special needs group under the Act. The ‘key issues’ category is also important because the government may identify individual CALD communities that are a priority in specific geographic areas. There is usually an opportunity to apply for capital grants to assist with the costs of acquiring land or building/refurbishing a residential aged care facility. *see explanation in Glossary, Section 15 GO TO> 10.2 Getting started The format of the ACAR application forms has changed from year to year and is likely to continue to do so, however, the underlying principles remain consistent with the Allocation Principles. These principles are addressed later in this section of the Guide. The ACAR Invitation to Apply documentation will be available on the DSS website.