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Before having an assessment for in-home aged care services, take the time to reflect on the amount of support you or an older loved one needs on a daily or weekly basis. Any support, formal or informal, paid or free, is important to note.
Preparation is key to getting the level of support you or an older loved one needs. Having a list of all the support the older person gets gives a very complete picture of their situation.
Understand who the assessment teams are and what support programs each assessment team can approve for.
In this episode:
- Does My Aged Care Assess?
- What are the assessment teams looking for?
- Who are the assessment teams?
- What are the different programs of support?
- How do you prepare for an assessment?
- Can others offer input during the assessment?
Resources Mentioned
- Access Australian aged care information and services | My Aged Care
- Assessment for Aged Care - Services Australia
- Let's Talk Consultation
Related Episodes
- Episode 3: Have I been assessed by My Aged Care?
- Episode 4: How do I get help at home?
- Episode 5: Discussion with a former ACAT assessor
Connect with Coral Wilkinson:
Follow See Me Aged Care Navigators:
- See Me ACN website
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.
Like what you hear? Please leave us a rating and review. We’d love you to share this podcast with any friends or family who have older loved ones.
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By Coral Wilkinson & Michelle BrownBefore having an assessment for in-home aged care services, take the time to reflect on the amount of support you or an older loved one needs on a daily or weekly basis. Any support, formal or informal, paid or free, is important to note.
Preparation is key to getting the level of support you or an older loved one needs. Having a list of all the support the older person gets gives a very complete picture of their situation.
Understand who the assessment teams are and what support programs each assessment team can approve for.
In this episode:
- Does My Aged Care Assess?
- What are the assessment teams looking for?
- Who are the assessment teams?
- What are the different programs of support?
- How do you prepare for an assessment?
- Can others offer input during the assessment?
Resources Mentioned
- Access Australian aged care information and services | My Aged Care
- Assessment for Aged Care - Services Australia
- Let's Talk Consultation
Related Episodes
- Episode 3: Have I been assessed by My Aged Care?
- Episode 4: How do I get help at home?
- Episode 5: Discussion with a former ACAT assessor
Connect with Coral Wilkinson:
Follow See Me Aged Care Navigators:
- See Me ACN website
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.
Like what you hear? Please leave us a rating and review. We’d love you to share this podcast with any friends or family who have older loved ones.