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Our
Placement Coordinators will:
* Assist you to select the most suitable home
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Arrange tours of homes in your preferred times
* Negotiate
the accommodation bond and extra service fees.
We receive valuable
feedback about aged care homes from families that we have helped. We combine that
with current vacancies, and your family requirements, so that we are able to find
you the best solution, in the shortest time frame.
Making sure that the
transition from home to aged care is a positive experience.
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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 aged 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
- it is totally subsidised by the Commonwealth government. | |
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Family Testimonials
Thanks for your assistance
with helping us find a great place for mum and dad. kind regards. 
S. Meurs (12 Jul 10)
Mum is now accepting her
lot - that's the best I can hope for at present. You guy's did a great job - having
people who know the business acting for us made a world of difference.  Martin
K.(27 May 09) On
behalf of Mum and myself - Thank you for your invaluable help at what was a very
difficult time. Mum is overjoyed that her place has been confirmed. She is looking
forward to many happy years there Jan
C. (9 Feb 09) Patricia,
Noel, Colleen and myself are very grateful of your assistance in placement of
Mrs Jennings in an ideal home and location. Please accept our gratitude from the
family Alan J. (28
Oct 08) I am really
impressed with the aged care home you recommended and 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.
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
Mrs Rhondda J. (16 Feb 07) | |