Better health and ageing for all Australians

2009-10 Aged Care Approvals Round

Information about the 2009-10 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR)

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Invitation to Apply for places and grants

Advertisements inviting applications for 12,218 places, over $150 million in zero real interest loans, $41.6 million in capital grants, and Community Care and/or Flexible Care Grants appeared in major metropolitan and leading regional newspapers on Saturday 30 January 2010, and in selected ethno-specific newspapers in the following days.

Prospective applicants will be able to contact the Department's Aged Care Information Line on 1800 500 853, (from 8.30am (AEDT) on Monday 1 February 2010), to obtain an Application Kit. The Kit includes the 2009-10 ACAR Essential Guide (incorporating the 2009-10 Regional Distribution of Aged Care Places) and a CD-ROM containing all the relevant 2009-10 application forms.

The 2009-10 ACAR Essential Guide and all the 2009-10 application forms can also be downloaded from this site.

2009-10 Essential Guide

You may download this document in PDF format: You may also download this document in MS-Word or PDF format. It has been broken down into the following components:

Important Note

The information provided in this publication is for the assistance of all prospective applicants. It is not intended as a replacement for, or a complete summary of the requirements contained in the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) or the Aged Care Principles. All prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarise themselves with the provisions of the Act and the Principles prior to lodging an application.
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2009-10 Regional Distribution of Aged Care Places

Aged Care Planning Region Maps

2009-10 Applications

Packaged Care Form

Community Aged Care Packages, Extended Aged Care at Home and Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia packages, Community Care Grants, Flexible Care Grants form.

Residential Aged Care Places, Zero Real Interest Loans and/or Capital Grant form

Closing date for submitting applications

Closing date for submitting applications is 5:00pm Monday 15 March 2010. Applications must be lodged with the State or Territory Office of the Department of Health and Ageing in which the places, loans or grants are being sought.

ACT

Residential Aged Care Section
Australian Capital Territory Office
MDP 42
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Canberra ACT 2601
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NSW

ACAR and Planning Section
New South Wales State Office
MDP 114
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Sydney NSW 2001

NT

NT Aged & Community Care Section
Northern Territory State Office
MDP 120
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Darwin NT 0801

QLD

Planning and Allocations Section
Queensland State Office
MDP 116
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Brisbane Qld 4001

TAS

Aged & Community Care Section
Tasmanian State Office
MDP 119
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Hobart TAS 7001
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VIC

Planning & Development Section
Victorian State Office
MDP 115
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Melbourne VIC 3001

WA

Residential Section
Western Australian State Office
MDP 118
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Perth WA 6848

SA

Allocations & Residential Management Section
South Australian State Office
MDP 117
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Adelaide SA 5001

Places made available

More than 12,000 places, with an estimated annual recurrent funding value of more than $477 million, have been made available through the 2009-10 Aged Care Approvals Round. They comprise 8,140 residential places, 1,582 Community Aged Care places, 1,541 Extended Aged Care at Home packages and 955 Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia packages. Details of the places made available are contained in Table 1.

In addition to these places, $41.6 million in capital grants will be made available to enable new or existing services to undertake necessary capital works programs where applicants are able to demonstrate they are unable to meet the full cost of the works from all other sources of finance. Up to $2.4 million has been made available for Community Care and Flexible Care Grants.

A minimum of $150 million in Zero Real Interest Loans in association with an application for new residential aged care places in identified areas of high need, and/or for services which address the needs of people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and /or people from non-English speaking backgrounds.
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Table 1: Places to be made available 2009-10Aged Care Approvals Round

2009-10
State or Territory Residential CACP EACH EACH Dementia Total
New South Wales 2,244 517 115 57 2,933
Victoria 1,490 428 338 210 2,466
Queensland 2,003 337 578 350 3,268
Western Australia 1,564 107 384 250 2,305
South Australia 237 135 17 10 399
Tasmania 245 28 10 10 293
Aust Capital Territory 286 10 88 58 442
Northern Territory 71 20 11 10 112
Totals 8,140 1,582 1,541 955 12,218

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