Introduction to Aged Care Assessment Program Self-Directed Learning Package - Generic Section - Version 4.0
Terms and Acronyms
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ACAP
Aged Care Assessment ProgramACAS
Aged Care Assessment Service – the name given to some teams, including all those that operate in VictoriaACAT
Aged Care Assessment TeamACCNA
Australian Community Care Needs AssessmentWork is occurring at a national level on the development of the ACCNA tool. This tool is being developed as a broad and shallow assessment tool to identify a client's eligibility for services and screen for the need for further assessment. ACATs have been involved in trialling ACCNA and its future use is still being considered by the Department of Health and Ageing.
ACCR
Aged Care Client RecordACFI
Aged Care Funding InstrumentAEO
ACAT Education OfficerAuspice Organisation
The health service or other organisation that hosts/employs the ACATTop of page
CACP
Community Aged Care PackageCALD
Culturally and Linguistically DiverseClient
Refers collectively to patient, care recipient or other such termCOAG
Council of Australian GovernmentsDoHA
Department of Health and AgeingDSA
Dementia Support for Assessment ProgramEACH
Extended Aged Care At HomeEACHD
Extended Aged Care At Home (Dementia)ESS
Extra Service Status – where residents can pay for higher level of hotel type services in approved high and low care residential aged care facilitiesEU
Evaluation UnitFTE
Full Time Equivalent (also referred to as Equivalent Full Time)HACC
Home and Community Care ProgramILU
Independent Living UnitinterRai1
The interRai is a suite of assessment tools. interRAI is an international collaborative of scientists and clinicians that aspires to improve the quality and efficiency of care delivery in services to older and disabled persons. interRAI was established in 1992. Currently, almost 50 researchers and clinicians from over 20 nations constitute interRAI. Australian involvement commenced in 2001 and New Zealand in 2002.Jurisdiction
A state or territoryMDS
Minimum Data SetMentoring2
Mentoring is a relationship which gives people the opportunity to share their professional and personal skills and experiences, and to grow and develop in the process.Typically, it is a one-to-one relationship between a more experienced and a less experienced employee. It is based upon encouragement, constructive comments, openness, mutual trust, respect and a willingness to learn and share.
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NDR
National Data RepositoryNRCP
National Respite for Carers ProgramOH&S
Occupational Health and SafetyOT
Occupational TherapistRACF
Residential Aged Care FacilityRCS
Resident Classification ScaleSTO
Department of Health and Ageing – State and Territory OfficesTCP
Transition Care ProgramGoal oriented, time-limited, therapy-focused care targeted at older people and provided immediately after a hospital episode. Known in NSW as Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP).