High level residential care Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is No change required after the specified period expires Low level residential care Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is No change required after the specified period expires Yes If there is a break in care of more than 28 – days (excluding approved leave) Yes on transfer if the resident has aged in place – and wishes to pay an accommodation charge to the new home rather than rolling over an existing bond. if the first ACFI results in a High Level Yes – classification and the provider wishes to claim a high care ACFI subsidy rather than the interim low subsidy No if the resident has aged in place as follows: – An ACFI reappraisal is conducted that results in • a High Level classification (e.g. on expiry of an existing classification, or a voluntary reappraisal following a transfer, or following a major change in care needs) or a Departmental Review Officer • confirms the ACFI classification during resident’s a classification review. High level residential Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is No change respite care required after the specified period expires Low level residential Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is No change required after the specified period expires respite care Yes - If high level residential respite care is required Community Aged Care Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is CACP approvals Package (CACP) required after the specified period expires automatically transition to Home (Home Care Level 1 and Yes If a Home Care Level 3 or 4 is required – Care Level 2 approval 2) Flexible Care in the form Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is EACH and EACHD of Extended Aged Care at required after the specified period expires approvals Home (EACH) or automatically transition to Home Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia Care Level 4 approval – (EACH-D) Transition care Yes If there is a break in care of at least one day No change – (excluding an overnight stay in hospital) after the 4 week entry period No If the client enters hospital from transition –
High level residential care Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is required after the specified period expires No change Low level residential care Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is required after the specified period expires Yes – If there is a break in care of more than 28 days (excluding approved leave) Yes – on transfer if the resident has aged in place and wishes to pay an accommodation charge to the new home rather than rolling over an existing bond. Yes – if the first ACFI results in a High Level classification and the provider wishes to claim a high care ACFI subsidy rather than the interim low subsidy No – if the resident has aged in place as follows: • An ACFI reappraisal is conducted that results in a High Level classification (e.g. on expiry of an existing classification, or a voluntary reappraisal following a transfer, or following a major change in care needs) or • a Departmental Review Officer confirms the resident’s ACFI classification during a classification review. No change High level residential respite care Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is required after the specified period expires No change Low level residential respite care Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is required after the specified period expires Yes - If high level residential respite care is required No change Community Aged Care Package (CACP) (Home Care Level 1 and 2) Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is required after the specified period expires Yes – If a Home Care Level 3 or 4 is required CACP approvals automatically transition to Home Care Level 2 approval Flexible Care in the form of Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) or Extended Aged Care at Home – Dementia (EACH-D) Yes - If the approval is time limited and care is required after the specified period expires EACH and EACHD approvals automatically transition to Home Care Level 4 approval Transition care Yes – If there is a break in care of at least one day (excluding an overnight stay in hospital) after the 4 week entry period No – If the client enters hospital from transition No change
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