Aged Care Assessment (ACA)

Find out more about the Commonwealth SAS.

We are a multidisciplinary team who conduct independent assessments to aged persons and some younger persons with a disability, and determine the eligibility for a range of Australian Government subsidised services.

Services we offer

We are a free service conducting both:

• Comprehensive assessments (previously delivered by ACAS) and Home Support assessments (previously delivered by RAS) for people who need to access community or residential aged care services.

The assessment takes place in the person’s home setting or in the hospital and includes:

• Assessing eligibility to access Commonwealth funded services including:
  • Residential aged care
  • Residential respite care
  • Transition care program (TCP)
  • Short-term restorative care (STRC)
  • Home care packages (HCPs)
  • Commonwealth Home Support Services (CHSP)
• Involving clients, their carers and service providers in the assessment and care planning process
• Arranging Interpreters to assist in the assessment process if required
• Providing information, referrals and liaising with other aged care services

How to access this service

Referral to this service

Referrals can be made by clients, family, carers, case managers and General Practitioners (GPs).

Referrals are made directly to My Aged Care:

Referral phone: 1800 200 422
Referral webform: Apply for assessment online