2006 Aged Care Approvals Round

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2008-09 Aged Care Approvals Round Information
session
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Aged Care Approvals Round Process

• The Aged Care Approvals Round is a highly
  competitive annual
• Process.
• All applications are assessed against a
  nationally consistent framework.
• You should familiarise yourself with the Aged
  Care Act 1997, Aged
• Care Principles and the 2008-09 ACAR Essential
  Guide.
• To assist you in understanding the competitive
  nature of the process,
• Appendix 2 of the Essential Guide provides
  details of the number of
• applications that were received in the 2007 ACAR.

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Approved Provider status

• Approval as an Approved Provider
• can be for either residential, community or
  flexible care
• applications for Approved Provider status may be
  submitted at any
• time and
• applications should be submitted as soon as
  possible.

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Aged care places

• The Australian Government provides subsidies for
• Residential aged care which can be
• High care or
• Low care
• Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs)
• Extended Aged Care at Home packages (EACH)
• Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia packages
  (EACHD)

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Community and Flexible Care Grants

• When applying for CACPs you can also apply for a
  grant of up to
• 65,000 (excluding GST) and when applying for
  EACH and/or EACHD
• packages you can also apply for a grant of up to
  100,000
• (excluding GST).
• You can apply for a grant if you are
• establishing a new organisation or a new service
  infrastructure
• extending existing services to cover additional
  geographical areas or regions
• are from an organisation that is disadvantaged in
  meeting the costs of establishing a viable
  service (for example, services in remote or
  isolated communities).

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Capital grants

• Capital grants are available for new or existing
  services to
• address a number of issues including
• upgrading and/or rebuilding to meet regulatory
  requirements such as accreditation and
  certification
• upgrading to meet changing needs
• construction for new places and
• re-configuration of services to significantly
  enhance long-term viability.

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2008-09 Application Kit

• The 2008-09 Round Application Kit contains

The 2008-09 Round Essential Guide, incorporating
the 2008-09 Regional Distribution of Aged Care
Places
A CD-ROM containing all the approved application
forms relevant to the conduct of the 2008-09
Round
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2008-09 Essential Guide

• The Essential Guide contains important
  information on
• the conduct of the 2008-09 Round
• how to complete your application(s)
• how your application is assessed and
• at Appendix 1 the 2008-09 Regional Distribution
  of Aged Care Places.

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2008-09 Regional Distribution of Aged Care Places

• The 2008-09 Regional Distribution of Aged Care
  Places
• details
• the distribution of places across aged care
  planning regions in each state and territory for
  2008-09 and
• information identifying specific geographic
  locations, special needs groups and/or key issues
  that may have a particular focus in the 2008-09
  Round.

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2008-09 application

• In 2008-09 there are two applications only
• A single application, comprising two parts, used
  when applying for any
• combination of residential aged care places
  and/or Capital Grant and
• A single application, comprising two parts, used
  when applying for any
• combination of CACP, EACH and EACHD packages
  and/or Community
• Care and/or Flexible Care grants.
• The two parts of the application are
• Part A Provider - details relating to the
  Approved Provider/applicant
• organisation
• Part B Service - details relating to the
  intended Service

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Packaged Care application

• The new combined packaged care application
  comprises
• Part A Provider
• For every State/Territory in which packages or
  places and/or
• Community/Flexible grants are sought, complete
  ONE Part A Provider
• Application.
• Part B Service Delivery by Region
• For every aged care planning region in which
  packages or packages
• and Community/Flexible grants are sought,
  complete ONE Part B
• Service application.

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Application for Residential places and/or Capital
Grants

• The new residential aged care places and/or
  Capital Grants
• application comprises
• Part A Provider
• For every State or Territory in which places
  and/or Capital grants are
• sought, complete ONE Part A Provider
  application.
• Part B Service
• For every Service in which places and/or Capital
  grants are sought,
• complete ONE Part B- Service application.

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Your application

• Your application must
• be received on or before the specified closing
  date
• be made using an approved form limiting your
  responses to the space provided and to the word
  limits prescribed and
• be carefully and fully completed and signed by
  all relevant parties
• An illegible or incomplete application may
  prevent assessment of your application.

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Completing your application

• When completing your application you may wish to
  consider
• these four basic questions
• is my proposal going to assist older Australians
  in need of aged care in my nominated region
  and/or geographic location?
• have I demonstrated the value of my proposal in
  meeting these care needs?
• have I addressed all relevant legislative
  criteria?
• is my proposal supported by documentary evidence?

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Endorsing your application

• You are required to endorse every application and
  acknowledge that
• you
• have read the 2008-09 Essential Guide and
• are aware of your responsibilities as set out in
  the Aged Care Act 1997 and the Aged Care
  Principles.

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Assessing your application for places

• The Department will consider
• the information in your application
• the requirements of the Aged Care Act 1997 and
  supporting guidelines and principles
• where relevant, your history as an approved
  provider of aged
• care
• any independent assessment of your financial
  information and
• any other information the Department holds.

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Financial information

• The financial information you provide will be
  used to assess
• your financial viability
• your ability to deliver long-term care
• your ability to complete any capital works and
• the viability and sustainability of your service.
• You should be aware that the onus is on you to
  provide sufficient
• information to allow the Department to fully
  assess your application.
• The Department may have your financial
  information independently
• assessed.

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Assessing a capital grant application

• The Department will consider
• the urgency for the capital works
• lack of capacity to fund the proposed works and
• how the proposal will
• provide benefits and continuity of care for
  current and future care recipients
• enhance your long term viability
• offer value for money to the Government and care
  recipients and
• for Residential Care (capital) Grants, the
  proportion of concessional or assisted residents
  and people with special needs.

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Closing time and date

• All applications
• must be received
• within the Department by
• 5.00pm on Friday 19 December 2008

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Submitting your application

• When submitting your application, do NOT
• bind your application
• submit by facsimile, e-mail or on a computer
  disk
• include a video(s) or
• include any other material that has not been
  requested.

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Announcement of results

• The results of the 2008-09 Aged Care Approvals
  Round
• Are expected to be announced in late June 2009.
• All applicants will receive written advice of the
  outcome of
• their application. Details of successful
  applicants will also
• be posted on the Departments website.

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Announcement of results

• Following the announcement of the results of the
  Round,
• unsuccessful applicants will have the opportunity
  to seek a
• debrief from the Department on the reasons for
  their lack
• of success.
• Unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to seek a
• debrief on the reasons for their lack of success
  in the
• Round.

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Departmental contacts

• Aged Care Information Line
• 1800 500 853
• 2008-09 Aged Care Approvals Round website
• http//www.health.gov.au/acar2008