Aged Care ACATs are teams of health professionals who assess the Assessment Team needs of older people and approve them to receive home (ACAT) or Aged care places, residential aged care places and transition care. Care Assessment An ACAT assessor may be a doctor, nurse, social worker Service (ACAS) and/or other health professional. Aged care facility An aged care facility is a special-purpose facility that provides accommodation and other types of support, including assistance with day-to-day living, intensive forms of care, and assistance towards independent living, to frail and aged residents. Facilities are accredited by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency to receive funding from the Australian Government through residential aged care subsidies. Aged Care The Aged Care Commissioner can review certain decisions Commissioner made by the Aged Care Complaints Scheme (the Scheme) and examine complaints about the processes for Scheme’s handling matters under the Complaints Principles. The Commissioner can also examine complaints about the Australian Aged Care Quality conduct. Agency’s Aged Care The Aged Care Financing Authority provides independent Financing Authority advice to the Australian Government about pricing and financing issues based on information gathered through consulting consumers. This authority also provides independent advice about the aged care and finance sectors. Aged care planning An aged care planning region is a specific area of a state or region territory. New aged care places are allocated to specific aged care planning regions and must be delivered within those boundaries. Aged Care The Aged Care Principles 2014 are the subordinate Principles legislation of the Act. Aged Care Pricing The Aged Care Pricing Commissioner approves certain Commissioner accommodation payments and extra service fees. Aged care services Aged care services provide care and services in an older home or in a residential setting. Some aged care person’s providers deliver services for groups of older people in a community environment. These services are usually planned activity groups such as centre based respite, community access groups, respite services. Ageing in place Ageing in place is a process where an older care person’s
Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) or Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) ACATs are teams of health professionals who assess the needs of older people and approve them to receive home care places, residential aged care places and transition care. An ACAT assessor may be a doctor, nurse, social worker and/or other health professional. Aged care facility An aged care facility is a special-purpose facility that provides accommodation and other types of support, including assistance with day-to-day living, intensive forms of care, and assistance towards independent living, to frail and aged residents. Facilities are accredited by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency to receive funding from the Australian Government through residential aged care subsidies. Aged Care Commissioner The Aged Care Commissioner can review certain decisions made by the Aged Care Complaints Scheme (the Scheme) and examine complaints about the Scheme’s processes for handling matters under the Complaints Principles. The Commissioner can also examine complaints about the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency’s conduct. Aged Care Financing Authority The Aged Care Financing Authority provides independent advice to the Australian Government about pricing and financing issues based on information gathered through consulting consumers. This authority also provides independent advice about the aged care and finance sectors. Aged care planning region An aged care planning region is a specific area of a state or territory. New aged care places are allocated to specific aged care planning regions and must be delivered within those boundaries. Aged Care Principles The Aged Care Principles 2014 are the subordinate legislation of the Act. Aged Care Pricing Commissioner The Aged Care Pricing Commissioner approves certain accommodation payments and extra service fees. Aged care services Aged care services provide care and services in an older person’s home or in a residential setting. Some aged care providers deliver services for groups of older people in a community environment. These services are usually planned activity groups such as centre based respite, community access groups, respite services. Ageing in place Ageing in place is a process where an older person’s care
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