2015 Aged Care Approvals Round - General Feedback for Applicants Seeking Home Care Places Competition for new home care places in the 2015 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) was extremely high, with the Department of Health (the Department) receiving applications for over 126,000 new home care places in respect of the 6,045 places advertised. This represents approximately 20 new places being sought for every one place available. This document summarises some of the common reasons why applicants seeking an allocation of home care places in the 2015 ACAR were not successful. It also provides information on areas where less competitive applications could have been strengthened. This feedback draws on the applications received by the Department in the 2015 ACAR. Assessment framework The allocation of new aged care places is made by the Department in accordance with the provisions of section 14.1 (Allocation of places) and section 14.2 (Competitive assessment of applications for allocations) of the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) and the associated Allocation Principles 2014, Quality of Care Principles 2014, User Rights Principles 2014 and Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997. In accordance with these provisions, places are allocated to those applicants that, through a competitive assessment process, demonstrate they best meet the needs of the aged community in an aged care planning region. The (the Essential Guide), that was published on the website as part of the Invitation to Apply for places, contained information for applicants to assist in determining whether to apply for government funded places, and how to complete the relevant application form. It included, among other things, the matters that the Department takes into account in determining whether to allocate places, and a guide to the information that should be provided in an application. In endorsing their application(s), applicants certified that they had read the relevant sections of the Essential Guide and were aware of their responsibilities as prescribed in the Act and the associated Aged Care Principles.
2015 Aged Care Approvals Round - General Feedback for Applicants Seeking Home Care Places Competition for new home care places in the 2015 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) was extremely high, with the Department of Health (the Department) receiving applications for over 126,000 new home care places in respect of the 6,045 places advertised. This represents approximately 20 new places being sought for every one place available. This document summarises some of the common reasons why applicants seeking an allocation of home care places in the 2015 ACAR were not successful. It also provides information on areas where less competitive applications could have been strengthened. This feedback draws on the applications received by the Department in the 2015 ACAR. Assessment framework The allocation of new aged care places is made by the Department in accordance with the provisions of section 14.1 (Allocation of places) and section 14.2 (Competitive assessment of applications for allocations) of the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) and the associated Allocation Principles 2014, Quality of Care Principles 2014, User Rights Principles 2014 and Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997. In accordance with these provisions, places are allocated to those applicants that, through a competitive assessment process, demonstrate they best meet the needs of the aged community in an aged care planning region. The (the Essential Guide), that was published on the website as part of the Invitation to Apply for places, contained information for applicants to assist in determining whether to apply for government funded places, and how to complete the relevant application form. It included, among other things, the matters that the Department takes into account in determining whether to allocate places, and a guide to the information that should be provided in an application. In endorsing their application(s), applicants certified that they had read the relevant sections of the Essential Guide and were aware of their responsibilities as prescribed in the Act and the associated Aged Care Principles.