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Guide
DPS GUIDE TO
Home Care flow chart
You may be placed on a waitlist until a package becomes available
Government subsidised care
At anytime! You Your family or carer
Placement consultant Contact My Aged Care 1800 200 422
Social worker Case manager Hospital discharge planner These professionals know the system really well and their help can make your search much easier. Other useful people:
More complex care
Entry level
ACAT
RAS
Local council
centre based care
transport
1, 2, 3, 4
Find a provider
day therapy care
home maintenance
Select any provider
Choose your preferred approved provider
shopping
meals
Case manager, advisor or placement consultant
HCP
CHSP
Veterans' Affairs
In urgent cases you may be able to access care before a RAS assessment
Consult your Aged Care Guide for a list of choices for any of these options or visit AgedCareGuide.com.au
Financial advisor Health fund
self-funded home care
OR
You can find someone to help you: Aged care advisor
OR
respite
medication
supervision
shower
personal hygiene
dressing
wound care
allied health
ACAT Aged Care Assessment Team CHSP Commonwealth Home Support Programme HCP Home Care Packages RAS Regional Assessment Service
transition care