The Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP has released the Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument Report.

The department engaged Applied Aged Care Solutions to undertake the review and provide recommendations, focusing on:

• adapting the tool to be suitable for an external model;

• reducing subjectivity in relevant needs assessment questions; and

• bringing the tool in line with contemporary care practices.

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Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument

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Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument Report Part 1: Summary Report June 2017 (.pdf)

Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument Report Part 2: Main Report June 2017 (.pdf)

Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument Report Part 3: References & Appendices June 2017 (.pdf)