ACFI – ACCV CONTINUES TO ACT

The continuing ACCV strategy on ACFI is based on:

• Members focusing heavily in the short to medium term on increasing their skills in undertaking ACFI assessments in order to maximize the income available and intended to be available under ACFI.
• Members implementing refined training and systems
• ACCV continuing to clarify matters with DoHA and provide regular information updates to members
• Reviewing resident profiles to consider whether particular ‘types’ of older Australians may be more adversely affected by the implementation. ACCV is currently collecting data about the ‘profile’ of residents who will obtain a low care ACAT but obtain minimal to no funding.
• Monitoring the financial impact of the ACFI implementation primarily by gaining data from the Access Economics report from the first 20,000 ACFI appraisals nationally.
• ACCV working with the Department and Minister’s office via the continuing ACFI Reference Group. This Group has been given the role by the Minister of both monitoring and advising on ACFI implementation.
• Collaborating with Government in the commitment to review ACFI after 18 months.

In addition, ACCV is closely monitoring ongoing member feedback.