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Care Classification of Individuals in Aged Care

Australian National Aged Care Classification System: AN-ACC

The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (published March, 2021) recommended that Aged Care funding be delivered through a Casemix classification system – such as AN-ACC. AN-ACC is a classification tool and all aged care recipients from October 1, 2022 receive funding based on being allocated a Classification of 1 to 13.

AN-ACC: Flowchart

The flowchart available for download below broadly illustrates how individuals are classified, based on:
    • Resident interviews
    • Observation (including of care activities)
    • Clinical documentation

 

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