Residential Aged Care (RAC) Funding Assessment Services use the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) tool to determine the classification for residents in residential aged care homes.
A resident’s Australian National Aged Care Classification funding model (AN-ACC) classification decides part of the funding received by aged care providers.
Independent assessors use the AN-ACC Assessment Tool to assess a resident’s care needs and assign them an AN-ACC classification. The amount of funding provided reflects the AN-ACC classification assigned to the resident, based on their independently assessed needs.
More information can be found in the AN-ACC Funding Guide and on the Department of Health and Aged Care website.
How to book a RAC Funding Assessment
Request a RAC Funding Assessment via the My Aged Care Provider Portal.
When your request is received, one of our team members identifies the earliest possible for one of our clinical assessors to visit your residential aged care home.
Prior to the visit, keep an eye out for an email detailing the residents scheduled to be assessed.
What to expect on the day of the visit
On the day of your scheduled visit, you can expect a clincial assessor to arrive at your care home, introduce themselves and complete the entry protocols.
Following a brief tour of the care home, the assessor sets themselves up in a room allocated to us.
The assessor logs into your care plan system to familiarise themselves with the residents they are assessing.
Your assessor obtains information in three ways:
- Review a resident’s health and care documentation
- Discussion with your care staff
- Direct observation and active assessment with your resident.
Your assessor introduces themselves to your residents, explains the purpose of our visit and seeks their permission to continue.
The information collected by your assessor is entered directly into the AN-ACC assessment tool.
Our assessors do not have access to classification results.
The AN-ACC Reference Manual and AN-ACC Tool is available on the Department of Health and Aged Care website.
Who to contact with any questions, feedback or complaints
If you would like more information or have feedback (including complaints) please contact us at RAC_Assessments@acna.org.au
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