Finally some
good news...
the maximum interest rate that can be charged on any accommodation
bond has been reduced to 8.76% for residents entering care from January
1st 2009 (it was 11.31%) .
The current holiday period is a great opportunity
to spend quality time with your family.
But it can also be when you realise
that more care is needed than is available in the home environment.
Don't
stress any further, talk to us about your loved one's care needs and we can talk
to you about the best care and accommodation options available.
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Aged Care Assessment Team
/ Service (ACAT / ACAS)
What is the Aged Care Assessment Team / Service
?
A network of Aged Care Assessment teams (ACAT's)
have been established to assist older people and their carers work out the most
appropriate level of care that will best meet their needs when they are no longer
able to manage at home without assistance.
All Australian States use
the same structure of assessment, however in Victoria each team is known as the
local Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS).
Contact details for your State
Aged Care Assessment Teams:
Australian
Capital Territory
New
South Wales
Northern
Territory
Queensland
South
Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western
Australia
ACATs provide information on suitable care options and can
help arrange access or referral to appropriate residential or community care services
such as Home and Community Care (HACC).
An ACAT assessment and approval
is a mandatory requirement before you can request government sibsidised residential
aged care, Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs) or Extended Aged Care at Home
(EACH) Packages.
The family or care receiver should talk to your own
doctor first to see if you need to be referred to an ACAT. The ACAT is usually
based at a hospital or community centre and may include a doctor, nurse, social
worker, physiotherapist or occupational therapist. Once you have made an appointment,
a member of your local ACAT team will visit you in your home or in hospital to
make an assessment of your needs.
The ACAT will talk with you about
what services you may need and what is available in your area. They will discuss
the result of their assessment with you, and arrange referrals to community care
services or a place in residential care, if this is appropriate. Your doctor or
local hospital can refer you to an ACAT.
What does the Aged Care Assessment
Team service cost?
There is no cost associated with the ACAT assessment
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 Patricia,
Noel, Colleen and myself are very grateful of your assistance in placement of
Mrs Jennings in an ideal home and location. Once again, please accept our gratitude
from the family Alan Jennings
(28 Oct 08)
I am really impressed with Ashley Terrace and am extremely happy with the placement.
I visited my mum today and for the first time she seemed back to her bright self,
good skin, bright eyes, pretty blouse and fresh lipstick!! Mum commented that
the staff are lovely and extremely helpful and 'the food is good'. She has found
a buddy and hopefully this is a turnaround point for her. Thanks again to both
of you for your help. Kind regards.
Dianne M. (24 Mar 08)
Many
thanks for making a potentially difficult time a positive experience for all of
us Sue and Steve (8 Jan
08)
Thank
you for all your help. I would not have had a hope all on my own. I hope Brian
settles in well, he should do so. Thanks again,
Mrs Carmel T. (12 Aug 07)
Your
assistance in locating a place for my mum where she lives and then negotiating
with the aged care facility was such a relief for me and very much appreciated.
Also, your advice in relation to the costs when entering low care, as well as
providing referrals to applicable financial advisors, has been invaluable. Thank
you Mrs Rhondda J. (16
Feb 07)
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complete all the important steps needed to achieve a successful aged care
placement,