Rescinded publications
HACC MDS Guidelines and HACC Data Dictionary
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED. Guidelines to the Home and Community Care Program National Minimum Data Set and the Home and Community Care Data Dictionary.
Please note the information in this publication may no longer be current but is retained on our website for historical or reseach purposes.
The following information refers to HACC MDS Version 1. Note: HACC MDS Version 2 (V2) has been implemented but it will only accept V2 submissions for the first reporting quarter of 2006. At present HACC MDS Version 1 is envisaged to be supported until January 2007.
For information about the existing HACC MDS Version 1 refer to the HACC MDS Guidelines (V1.6), which provides up-to-date information about individual data items and instructions on how to report them; additional background information on HACC MDS data items can be found in the HACC Data Dictionary (V1.0).
HACC MDS V1
Guidelines to the HACC MDS Version 1 (PDF 722 KB)HACC Data Dictionary (V1.0) is available to download from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in full or in smaller parts.
If you are having problems downloading these PDF files please send an email to: acc@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you.
Media releases
- Delivering More Aged Care Places For Eastern Melbourne
- $25 Million for accommodation for aged and disadvantaged
- Christmas message – remember to check in on your elderly relatives and neighbours
- 6,500 more aged care places for older Australians
- Boost for Home and Community Care in Western Australia
Program/Initiatives
- Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care
- Getting assistance from an SDAP Panel Member
- Service Development Assistance Panel Program Glossary
- Service Development Assistance Panel - FAQ
- Aged Care Education and Training Incentive Program
Publications
- Interim Evaluation of the Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Aged Care Workforce Development Projects
- Australian Government response to Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Report: Residential and Community Aged Care in Australia
- Comprehensive scoping study on the use of assistive technology by frail older people living in the community
- Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2011
- The 2008-09 Home and Community Care (HACC) Program Annual Report
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