New Funding Model for Residential Aged Care
Using the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI)
Information on ACFI processes, business rules and funding rates, funding model, high and low care definition.
Overview
The ACFI is a funding tool. It measures only those care elements that best distinguish the costs of care.Aged care providers remain responsible for determining appropriate care interventions and treatments consistent with assessment and care planning. This is detailed in the Specified Care and Services under the Quality of Care Principles of the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) and the Accreditation Standards under the Act.
The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency will continue to monitor aged care homes to ensure that the expected outcomes under the Accreditation Standards are met. For further information please follow the link: www.accreditation.org.au
The ACFI consists of a funding instrument and a funding model.
ACFI Funding Instrument and Funding Model
From ACFI Funding Instrument to Funding Model
The ACFI consists of twelve care need questions. Diagnostic information about mental and behavioural disorders and other medical conditions is also collected. Scores from each question and diagnostic information about mental and behavioural disorders are used to categorise residents as having low, medium or high care needs in each of the following care domains:- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Behaviour
- Complex Health Care.
Conducting an ACFI
ACFI Documents available for download:
ACFI Appraisal Pack, ACFI Assessments, ACFI User Guide and ACFI Workshop Manuals
Submitting an ACFI
Information about submission methods, eBusiness and the ACFI calculator.
ACFI Business Rules
Available for download: ACFI business rules, ACFI business rules – scenarios
ACFI Scores and Funding Categories
Information about scores and category cut points, which will determine the low, medium and high classification of residents under the ACFI domains, definition of high and low care.
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