Access to Aged Care – Are we doing enough?
One of the concepts woven through the aged care quality framework is that aged care is accessible for all people who need it. But what does that mean? What makes up accessible aged care and what are the barriers that organisations need to consider to ensure that aged...
The Commonwealth Home Support Programme and Grandfathered Clients
For a couple of years now we’ve been wondering when services would be required to add unregistered, ‘grandfathered’ clients to the My Aged Care portal. After all, the information in the My Aged Care portal assists the Government in planning for future aged care needs,...
The National Prioritisation Queue – Home Care Packages
We often think that once a person has been assessed for a home care package and are in the National Prioritisation Queue (wait list) for a package that we’ve done our job in assisting them to access aged care services. Of course, you may also be providing some basic...
Regular Representatives – Help for Aged Care Clients
The move to screening and assessment being conducted by My Aged Care has created a more streamlined approach across the Nation, however, as we know not all people find it an easy process. The introduction of Regular Representatives is one approach that aims at...
