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Waiting times for aged care packages
— the need to know | | Author(s) | Maria Griffiths, Robyn Russell, Gillian Brunker |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 33, no 1, March 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, March 2014 |
| Pages | pp 26-28 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Home care services ; Community care ; Independence ; Evaluation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The aim of the present study was to establish local waiting times for access to Aged Care Packages (ACPs). In Australia ACPs are federally funded and designed to support older people to remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible. Access to an ACP is via the Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS) process. Initial investigations suggested that significant waiting times existed locally. Analysis of ACAS data was undertaken retrospectively and prospectively to identify type of ACP and date of approval. Date of provision was obtained from ACP providers. 285 ACPs were approved, but only 35 were provided. At up to 12 months after approval, 88% of the cohort were still waiting to receive an appropriate package. Long waiting times exist, which has implications both for the individual and the care/health sectors. It is suggested that monitoring waiting times should be a requirement for the future. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150605254 A |
| Classmark | N: NH: PA: C3: 4C: 7YA |
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