Selecting tools for ACAT assessment: a report for the Expert Clinical Reference Group, Aged Care Assessment Program, Department of Health and Ageing: 1 September 2010

Authors

Janet Sansoni, University of WollongongFollow
Nick Marosszeky, Macquarie UniversityFollow
Glenn Fleming, University of WollongongFollow
Emily Sansoni, Australian National University, University of WollongongFollow

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36408

Publication Details

J. Sansoni, N. Marosszeky, G. Fleming & E. Sansoni, Selecting tools for ACAT assessment: a report for the Expert Clinical Reference Group, Aged Care Assessment Program, Department of Health and Ageing: 1 September 2010 (Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong, 2010). http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/743788BA3F939C44CA257BF00020AAFD/$File/ECRG%20Final%20Report.pdf

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Abstract

The National ACAT Review (Communio, 2007) recommended that Aged Care Assessment Program (ACAP) Officials seek expert advice to identify a set of specific assessment tools that were valid for use by the ACAP and to develop criteria for their use by Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs).