Aged Care Assessment Teams
Aged Care Assessment Program Data Dictionary Version 2.1
The Aged Care Assessment Program Data Dictionary Version 2.1 has been revised to take account of legislative changes, amendments to the National Transaction File Format and on-going development of the Aged Care Assessment Program.
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Preliminary material (PDF 41 KB)
- Title Page
- Contents
- Alphabetical List of Data Definitions
- Abbreviations
- Purpose of the ACAP Data Dictionary
- Background
- Objectives of the ACAP MDS Version 2.0
- MDS V2.0 and the ACAP Data Dictionary
- Scope of MDS Version 2.0
- Limitations of MDS Version 2.0
- Format
- Content updates
Key Performance Indicators (PDF 124 KB)
End Matter (PDF 333 KB)
- Appendix A - Definition of Data Element Attributes
- Appendix B - Definition of Access and Equity Measures and Performance Indicator Attributes
- Appendix C - Code List for Country of Birth
- Appendix D - ACAP Code List for Health Condition
- Appendix E - Code List for Main Language Other Than English Spoken at Home
- Index
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
- Better HealthCare Connections: Aged Care Multidisciplinary Care Coordination and Advisory Service Program
- Better Health Care Connections: Models for Short Term, More Intensive Health Care for Aged Care Recipients Program
- Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care (EBPAC)
- Getting assistance from an SDAP Panel Member
- Service Development Assistance Panel Program Glossary
Publications
- 2012 National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey – The Aged Care Workforce, 2012 – Final Report
- Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2012/13
- Interim Evaluation of the Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Aged Care Workforce Development Projects
- Consumer Directed Care Evaluation
- Australian Government response to Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Report: Residential and Community Aged Care in Australia
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