Historical publications
Aged Care Assessment Program, National Minimum Data Set Annual Reports
National Minimum Data Set Reports July 1999-June 2000, July 2000-June 2001, July 2001-June 2002, July 2002-June 2003, July 2003-June 2004, July 2004-June 2005, July 2005-June 2006, July 2006-June 2007
These reports use available data to address both the impact of the Aged Care Assessment Program on the aged care system and the ways the Program appears to have responded to changes in the aged care system.
The following reports are available:
Report for July 2006-June 2007
This report can be downloaded from the following link.Report for July 2005-June 2006
This report can be downloaded from the following link.Report for July 2004-June 2005
The report can be download as the entire document or as individual section as listed below.- Entire Document (PDF 1624 KB)
- Table of contents, List of Tables and Figures (PDF 176 KB)
- Executive Summary (PDF 242 KB)
- Report on the ACAP Minimum Data Set and Program evaluation (PDF 112 KB)
- Program throughput and characteristics of the assessment process (PDF 643 KB)
- Client characteristics and access to ACAP (PDF 273 KB)
- ACAP Recommendations (PDF 525 KB)
- Potential for improving MDS v2 (PDF 239 KB)
- References/Appendices (PDF 528 KB)
Report for July 2003-June 2004
The report can be download as the entire document or as individual section as listed below.- Entire Document (PDF 2037 KB)
- Table of contents, List of Tables and Figures (PDF 243 KB)
- Executive Summary (PDF 297 KB)
- Report on the ACAP Minimum Data Set and Program evaluation (PDF 171 KB)
- Program throughput and characteristics of the assessment process (PDF 2420 KB)
- Client characteristics and access to ACAP (PDF 196 KB)
- ACAP Recommendations (PDF 236 KB)
- Potential for improving MDS v2 (PDF 105 KB)
- Appendices (PDF 155 KB)
Report for July 2002-June 2003
The report can be download as the entire document or as individual section as listed below.- Entire Document (PDF 4788 KB)
- Table of contents, List of Tables and Figures (PDF 218 KB)
- Report Summary (PDF 191 KB)
- Introduction (PDF 170 KB)
- Assessments (PDF 408 KB)
- Socio-Demographic Characteristics (PDF 684 KB)
- Health Status (PDF 356 KB)
- Clients at assessment (PDF 433 KB)
- Client flows (PDF 1148 KB)
- References (PDF 92 KB)
- Appendix: National Minimum Data Set Tables (Raw Figures) (PDF 1922 KB)
Report for July 2001-June 2002
The report can be download as the entire document or as individual section as listed below.- Entire Document (PDF 4598 KB)
- Table of contents, List of Tables and Figures (PDF 171 KB)
- Report Summary (PDF 180 KB)
- Introduction (PDF 155 KB)
- Assessments (PDF 311 KB)
- Socio-Demographic Characteristics (PDF 664 KB)
- Health Status (PDF 347 KB)
- Clients at assessment (PDF 399 KB)
- Client flows (PDF 1104 KB)
- References (PDF 88 KB)
- Appendix: National Minimum Data Set Tables (Raw Figures) (PDF 1897 KB)
Report for July 2000-June 2001
The report can be download as the entire document or as individual section as listed below.- Entire Document (PDF 591kb)
- Table of contents, List of Tables and Figures (PDF 24kb)
- Report Summary (PDF 33kb)
- Introduction (PDF 34kb)
- Assessments (PDF 48kb)
- Socio-Demographic Characteristics (PDF 83kb)
- Health Status (PDF 39kb)
- Clients at assessment (PDF 52kb)
- Client flows (PDF 143kb)
- References (PDF 12kb)
- Appendix: National Minimum Data Set Tables (Raw Figures) (PDF 161kb)
Report for July 1999-June 2000
The report can be download as the entire document or as individual section as listed below.- Entire Document (PDF 504kb)
- Table of contents, List of Tables and Figures (PDF 27kb)
- Report Summary (PDF 36kb)
- Introduction (PDF 25kb)
- Assessments (PDF 61kb)
- Socio-Demographic Characteristics (PDF 70kb)
- Health Status (PDF 32kb)
- Clients at assessment (PDF 41kb)
- Client flows (PDF 138kb)
- References (PDF 7kb)
- Appendix: National Minimum Data Set Tables (Raw Figures) (PDF 119kb)
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.
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Media releases
- Delivering More Aged Care Places For Eastern Melbourne
- Christmas message – remember to check in on your elderly relatives and neighbours
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)
- Better Oral Health in Residential Care training
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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