This fact sheet explains how we are reforming aged care assessments to make it easier for you to enter aged care and access different services as your needs change.
What is the Single Assessment System?
The Single Assessment System for aged care has 3 key parts:
Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) started as the new tool for assessing eligibility for Australian Government-funded aged care on 1 July 2024
Single Assessment System workforce will bring together 3 different assessment workforces from 9 December 2024.
new First Nations assessment organisations to provide more culturally safe pathways for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be rolled out from 1 July 2025.
The new system will provide a single assessment pathway to access all Government-funded in-home, flexible care, and entry to residential aged care. It will:
be simpler to navigate for you, your family and carers
ensure you only have to tell your story once
adapt to your changing needs, without having to change assessment provider
ensure access to assessments in regional, rural and remote areas
have shorter wait times for assessments
There will be no changes to aged care eligibility requirements or referrals to urgent services.
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