Wingecarribee Aged Care Assessment Team ( ACAT)

About Wingecarribee Aged Care Assessment Team ( ACAT)

Multidisciplinary team provides assessment of needs and referral to appropriate community or residential services.nACAT help older people and their carers work out what kind of care will best meet their needs when they are no longer able to manage at home without assistance. ACATs provide information on suitable care options and can help arrange access or referral to appropriate residential or community care services such as Home and Community Care (HACC). An ACAT assessment and approval is required before people can access residential aged care, Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs) or Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) Packages.