target ratio remains appropriate noting that supported residents make up around 47 per cent of all residents nationally. ACFA recommends that the calculation of the 40 per cent ratio be moved to a monthly rather than daily basis to improve administration and reduce difficulties that can arise when a service regularly moves above or below the ratio. The net impact of the 1 July 2014 reforms does not appear to have adversely affected access to services for supported residents with the overall proportion of supported residents increasing from 44.4 per cent at 30 June 2014 to 46.8 per cent at 30 June 2016. Some anecdotal information was provided to ACFA that some providers were showing a preference for non-supported residents but this does not appear to have led to significant shifts in access. ACFA considered all suggestions put forward in submissions and came to the conclusion that in the light of the continuing high percentage of supported residents in care that further changes were not considered necessary at this stage. ACFA will continue to monitor this issue in its regular annual reports on the sector. Chapter 1 – Introduction ACFA The Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) is an independent statutory committee whose role is to provide independent, transparent advice to the Australian Government on financing and funding issues in the aged care industry.
target ratio remains appropriate noting that supported residents make up around 47 per cent of all residents nationally. ACFA recommends that the calculation of the 40 per cent ratio be moved to a monthly rather than daily basis to improve administration and reduce difficulties that can arise when a service regularly moves above or below the ratio. The net impact of the 1 July 2014 reforms does not appear to have adversely affected access to services for supported residents with the overall proportion of supported residents increasing from 44.4 per cent at 30 June 2014 to 46.8 per cent at 30 June 2016. Some anecdotal information was provided to ACFA that some providers were showing a preference for non-supported residents but this does not appear to have led to significant shifts in access. ACFA considered all suggestions put forward in submissions and came to the conclusion that in the light of the continuing high percentage of supported residents in care that further changes were not considered necessary at this stage. ACFA will continue to monitor this issue in its regular annual reports on the sector. Chapter 1 – Introduction ACFA The Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) is an independent statutory committee whose role is to provide independent, transparent advice to the Australian Government on financing and funding issues in the aged care industry.
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