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How you're assessed for in-home-support
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Having an assessment for in-home support requires preparation on the part of the older person and their family/carers. The assessment tool, the IAT, gathers the information given by the participant and works out a level of support for that person.
If the information given is incomplete or lacking in detail, you, as the participant, may miss out on the in-home support you need. Ensure you know what your limitations and difficulties are and articulate those every time you speak to staff at My Aged Care or any assessment organisation.
In this episode:
- It’s essential that people understand how they are being assessed
- The integrated assessment tool (IAT)
- How the IAT works
- Understand the reasons you’re requesting an assessment
- What the assessment covers
- Who can provide information at assessment
- What assessors are looking at during assessment
- The importance of conveying all your information
- Service categories under Support at Home
- You must be approved for services within those categories to be able to use your funding for them
- The support plan
Resources mentioned:
- Blog - Getting an assessment under Support at Home
- Blog - Understanding Support at Home
- Blog - When should I contact My Aged Care?
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More about Your Aged Care Compass podcast:
Do you support an older loved one at home and you're ready to give up because it’s just too hard? Your Aged Care Compass is for you.
We're Coral and Michelle, the sisters behind our business, See Me Aged Care Navigators.
Coral is a registered nurse with over 30 years’ experience in both health and aged care. A former assessor with the aged care assessment team, an advocate and author, there’s not much Coral doesn’t know about Australia’s aged care system.
Michelle is a former pharmacist with over 30 years in the public health and private sectors of pharmacy. Michelle is the client care manager for our business.
Our story started as one of supporting our parents to remain in their own home, to be as independent as possible and remain connected to their community. When we eventually needed extra support, we achieved this because we know Australia’s aged care system so well. We knew what programs could assist us and our parents.
Your Aged Care Compass podcast brings together not only our personal experience in supporting our parents but also our vast professional experience in supporting other families to keep their loved ones at home.
We'll help you makes sense of Australia’s aged care system and bring you topics related to ageing as well. Legal, financial, health, forward planning and more.
Your Aged Care Compass will guide you clearly and compassionately to the right support at the right time for your ageing parents and loved ones.
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