How to Apply
Aged Care Assessment Team
To be eligible for entry into any aged care service or facility you must first be assessed by your local Aged Care Assessment Team (ACATs). Your doctor or local hospital can refer you to an ACAT. The ACAT is usually based at a hospital or community centre and may include a doctor, nurse, social worker, physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
An individual or family member is able to contact the ACAT and arrange an assessment.
Our local ACAT is Hunter Rural ACAT
P 02 4936 3215
F 02 4936 3273
Community Health Centre, Kurri Kurri Hospital, Lang Street, Kurri Kurri NSW
ACATs can help you decide which services you need. They can help you to get residential care or a Community Aged Care Package (CACP), refer you to community care services, or help you arrange respite care in a residential setting. The Commonwealth Carelink Centre can give you the contact details for your local ACAT by phoning
1800 052 222.
Waiting List
Whilst you may not be ready for care yet, you are still able to place your name on the relevant waiting list by contacting our placement officer.
Residential Care
This booklet will help you, your carer, your family or friends to understand what residential aged care is, why you might want or need it,and how to go about arranging it 5 steps to Entry into Residential Aged Care.
For further information please visit the: My Aged Care Website:
If you wish to apply for residential care (nursing home or hostel) in NCCCA for the first time from 1 July 2014, you will need to have your income and assets assessed by the Department of Human Services (DHS).
This assessment will be used to determine the costs you could be asked to pay
The form that is used is: Request for a Combined Assets and Income Assessment (SA457) and can be found here
Fees
The fees for residential care vary, and are dependent on the outcome of your assets assessment. However, if you would like more information on the costs and fees, please click here: My Aged Care Website
To be eligible for entry into any aged care service or facility you must first be assessed by your local Aged Care Assessment Team (ACATs). Your doctor or local hospital can refer you to an ACAT. The ACAT is usually based at a hospital or community centre and may include a doctor, nurse, social worker, physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
An individual or family member is able to contact the ACAT and arrange an assessment.
Our local ACAT is Hunter Rural ACAT
P 02 4936 3215
F 02 4936 3273
Community Health Centre, Kurri Kurri Hospital, Lang Street, Kurri Kurri NSW
ACATs can help you decide which services you need. They can help you to get residential care or a Community Aged Care Package (CACP), refer you to community care services, or help you arrange respite care in a residential setting. The Commonwealth Carelink Centre can give you the contact details for your local ACAT by phoning
1800 052 222.
Waiting List
Whilst you may not be ready for care yet, you are still able to place your name on the relevant waiting list by contacting our placement officer.
Residential Care
This booklet will help you, your carer, your family or friends to understand what residential aged care is, why you might want or need it,and how to go about arranging it 5 steps to Entry into Residential Aged Care.
For further information please visit the: My Aged Care Website:
If you wish to apply for residential care (nursing home or hostel) in NCCCA for the first time from 1 July 2014, you will need to have your income and assets assessed by the Department of Human Services (DHS).
This assessment will be used to determine the costs you could be asked to pay
The form that is used is: Request for a Combined Assets and Income Assessment (SA457) and can be found here
Fees
The fees for residential care vary, and are dependent on the outcome of your assets assessment. However, if you would like more information on the costs and fees, please click here: My Aged Care Website
