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Our Placement Coordinators will:

* Assist you to select the most suitable home

* 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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Assessing your aged care options

The Aged Care Assessment

The category of aged care home that will be applicable to your family requirements will be largely dependent upon the result of the Aged Care Assessment undertaken by the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT). More information about ACAT's.

Types of aged care home

Low level care is that which was formerly provided by "hostels" and high level care by "nursing homes." The essential difference is that hostels provide only some level of nursing care while nursing homes provide 24 hour nursing care.

Some homes provide only low level care and some only high level, while many now provide both so that you can "age in place."

If you enter a home that specialises in low level care you may have to move to a high level home if you become more frail.

High level care is usually 24 hour nursing care combined with accommodation, support services (cleaning, laundry and meals), personal care services (help with dressing, eating, toileting, bathing and moving around) and allied health services (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy and podiatry).

Contact our Placement Team
Aged Care Placement Hotline : 1300 884 850
Please no CV's or Resumes - We only do one thing - find placement for elderly loved ones
placements@agedcareconnect.com.au
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