Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI)
What is the Aged Care Funding Instrument ?
The Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) will replace the existing
Residential Classification Scale (RCS) system used to categorise
the care needs of residential care residents. This change will
be implemented from 20th March 2008.
The amount of government subsidy that each eligible aged care
home receives is based on the aged care operators appraisal
of each resident’s care needs. The
Australian Government spends more than $5 billion annually to
care for older Australians living in aged care homes.
In the past the RCS has been used as the mechanism to allocate
this Government subsidy. This will be replaced by the more effective
ACFI .
Why is the ACFI needed ?
The ACFI has been introduced in response to the Review of Pricing
Arrangements in Residential Aged Care (Hogan 2004) and the RCS
Review (2003).
The ACFI has been designed to:
- better match funding to the complex care needs of residents;
- reduce the documentation created by aged care providers
to justify funding;
- achieve higher levels of agreement between aged care
staff and departmental review officers in review audits
(known as validation).
The ACFI is based primarily on the resident’s dependency (need
for care) rather than on care planning or care provided by an
aged care home.
Unlike the RCS, ACFI does not use ongoing care documentation
as evidence to support funding claims.
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 Many
thanks for making a potentially difficult time a positive experience
for us all
Sue and Steve(8 Jan 08)
Thank
you for all your help. I would not have had a hope all on my
own. I hope Brian settles in well, he should do so. Thanks again,
Mrs Carmel T.(12 Aug 07)
Your
assistance in locating a place for my mum where she lives and
then negotiating with the aged care facility was such a relief
for me and very much appreciated. Also, your advice in relation
to the costs when entering low care, as well as providing referrals
to applicable financial advisors, has been invaluable.
Thank you
Mrs Rhondda J. (16 Feb 07)
I
cannot help but think how fortunate we have been in the way
everything has worked out. Having Ada and Keith being placed
together, in a very comfortable and caring facility, and especially
in a location so close to family members has been ideal.
Best Wishes
Mr Ken C. (27 Oct 06)
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