Townsville Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT)
Assists frail and disabled people to remain in the community with support or to access accommodation suitable to their needs. CACP's and EACH packages. Consists of multi-disciplinary team of Case Managers as well as an Intake Officer and Aboriginal Liaison Officer. Telephone referral directly to Intake Office by client of family and health professionals. Team able to assess clients in own home or hospital based setting. Emphasis given to client's individuality and right of choices of residential care facilities based on outcome of assessment by ACAT. Advocacy: Empower and educate client as to their rights regarding residential care and community care and respect their wishes except in a situation where client is unable to make informed decision. Respite Care: After an ACAT assessment, assistance can be given to book respite care although usually client or carer/relative arrange this when required.
Kirwan Health Campus
138 Thuringowa Drive
Suburb: KIRWAN
State: QLD
Postcode: 4817
(07) 4799 9050
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Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) - Central West
QLD, Australia
Provides assessment for older and younger disabled people in need of nursing home or hostel care; assistance, information and advice to clients to assist them make informed decisions about service available. Help clients and their carers obtain care and support services; visits clients in their own homes. Serves Central West.
Visit supplier >Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) Southwest Qld - Roma
QLD, Australia
ACAT is the Government body which approves people for residential aged care, either permanent or respite, and for care packages eg CACPS and EACH.
Visit supplier >Ashgrove, Australia
I am currently on Newstart and after rent and phone credit I have under $100 to live on for a fortnight. I've been managing to hang in there for a few months but its now bee almost 4 weeks with nothing but bread to eat. I can't afford to get to any organisation to get food parcel. I have NO friends or family, I am alone all day every day. PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME THERE IS A PLACE THAT CAN HELP
Visit member >Cranbrook
A friend of mine who is mother who is ill ( not infectious) of infant and young child in need of help in her home.
She is very fatigued.