Effective Aged Care Assessment Wellness Reablement and Sector

Effective Aged Care Assessment: Wellness, Reablement and Sector Sustainability Jason Diederich, APM General Manager – Assessment Services APM (Advanced Personnel Management) Melbourne, Australia

The views and ideas expressed in this workshop are those of APM, and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the Australian Government, or the views of the Australian Aged Care Sector Committee Page 2

Today we will cover: Page 3 1) History and Evolution of Aged Care Assessment in Australia 2) The current models 3) Options for the future 4) Workshopping ideas

APM believes that an effective aged care assessment model will: Page 4 1) Focus on reablement (where appropriate) 2) Include a wellness focus 3) Recommend services based on NEED 4) Assess both basic and complex needs

https: //agedcare. health. gov. au/programs-services/my-aged-care-concept-of-operations Page 5

https: //agedcare. health. gov. au/programs-services/my-aged-care-concept-of-operations Page 6

Workshop – Step 1 What model of assessment do you use? How does it address the following issues: 1) 2) Health professionals are overqualified / expensive to assess someone for basic services Non-Health professionals may not have the skills to assess clients with complex needs What other advantages / disadvantages does your model of assessment have? Page 7

Workshop – Step 2 If the Australian Government decides to establish an integrated assessment workforce (as proposed in the Aged Care Road Map*) then: What advice would you give them on options to improve the assessment model? Consider also use of technology / how to assess rural and remote clients etc. PRIZES for the most helpful advice! *https: //agedcare. health. gov. au/aged-care-reform/aged-care-roadmap Page 8

Presenter Details: Jason Diederich General Manager – Assessment Services APM (Advanced Personnel Management) Melbourne, Australia jason. diederich@apm. net. au +61 427 231 273 Or look me up on Linkedin Page 9