The Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)

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Overview

Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS) are independent teams who assist frail older people and their carers identify what kind of care will best meet their needs.

Assessment teams are multi-disciplinary and can include health professionals such as medical officers, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

They conduct comprehensive medically based assessments for those needing community services or aged care residential services. They assess for all restorative and potential care options.

For an older person to access Commonwealth funded residential care, residential respite, Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs), Extended Aged Care in Home (EACH) packages or flexible care, they must first be assessed as eligible by an ACAS.

For information regarding location and telephone numbers of ACAS Services refer to the attached list.

Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS) Contact List (12kb, pdf)

Annual reports

Aged Care Assessment Program - Minimum Data Set - Annual Report Victoria 2003-2004 (608kb, pdf)

Aged Care Assessment Program - Minimum Data Set - Annual Report Victoria 2004-2005 (553kb, pdf)

Quality framework

In recent years there has been considerable interest in ensuring that health services are delivered in accordance with agreed standards and in a manner which is accountable to its various stakeholders including consumers and carers.
This report documents the process of developing a quality improvement framework for Victorian ACAS with the aim of providing an appropriate tool to:

• Assist ACAS managers in the development of their individual service Quality Improvement Plans;
• Facilitate the provision of a high quality service to consumers and service providers; and
• Facilitate consistency in the application of service principles and service provision across teams.

A Quality Improvement Framework for Victorian Aged Care Assessment Services - Final Draft August 2001 (361kb, pdf)