Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)

The role of the Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) is to determine the overall care needs of frail older people (over 70 years of age) and to assist them to gain access to the most appropriate types of services. In doing this ACAS aims to: comprehensively assess older people taking account of their restorative, physical, medical, psychological, cultural and social needs involve clients, their carers and service providers in the assessment and care planning process provide access to case managed packages of care for people with complex needs provide approval for Commonwealth funded aged residential and respite care GPs are particularly encouraged to contribute to the planning process and ACAS welcomes their referrals, participation and input.	ACAS referral form (paper version) Medical Director & Zedmed version Best Practice version

The role of the Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) is to determine the overall care needs of frail older people (over 70 years of age) and to assist them to gain access to the most appropriate types of services. In doing this ACAS aims to:

comprehensively assess older people taking account of their restorative, physical, medical, psychological, cultural and social needs
involve clients, their carers and service providers in the assessment and care planning process
provide access to case managed packages of care for people with complex needs
provide approval for Commonwealth funded aged residential and respite care

GPs are particularly encouraged to contribute to the planning process and ACAS welcomes their referrals, participation and input.

ACAS referral form (paper version)

Medical Director & Zedmed version

Best Practice version

Tel: (03) 9816 0566

Fax: (03) 9816 0588

Consultants
Dr Emerald Ong	Geriatrician	(03) 9816 0444
Dr Benny Katz	Geriatrician	(03) 9816 0444
Dr Judith Adams	Geriatrician	(03) 9816 0444

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