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Based on the information you give during your call to My Aged Care, you may be referred for a face-to-face assessment to better understand your support needs.

“So he contacted My Aged Care to arrange an assessment for aged care services. An assessor came to Barry’s house and developed a support plan to help him achieve his goals.

But to access either of these, you need to get assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT). ACAT determines what sort of help is needed, how urgent it is, and whether it can be done in the home.

“The My Aged Care website includes tools to help older people understand the process to access aged care, apply for an assessment and find a provider that meet their needs,” the spokesman said.

But to get assistance you need an aged-care assessment and that process too needs improving. Waiting times for assessment have blown out, with reported delays of up to five months.

IF you think you don't know a lot about the new rules on aged-care policy, you are not alone. The recent election debate showed that neither Kevin Rudd nor Tony Abbott was a repository of wisdom ...