• If MAC decides that residential aged care may be appropriate, they will organise an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) assessment to be completed
• An ACAT assessment will document the care a person requires and that the government is willing to fund
• This assessment will specify whether or not residential aged care is appropriate

• Once you have your ACAT assessment document, you can look for a residential aged care provider, such as PAC
• Presbyterian Aged Care will be able to help you evaluate which aged care facility would be best for you or the person you are caring for

Accommodation payments and basic daily fee

There are various charges that all aged care providers need to apply.

Some are related to the facility (accommodation payments), and some related to care and every day expenses like heating and food (basic daily fee).

You can find the accommodation payment for each of PAC’s facilities by clicking here

There is also a means-tested care fee

This is assessed by the resident or their carer/relative completing the Centrelink form: “Permanent Residential Aged Care Request for a Combined Assets and Income Assessment”.

Centrelink can take 4 weeks to process this form once submitted

It’s important to complete and submit this form early in your process to avoid delays.

Centrelink’s assessment is valid for 120 days.

You can move into a PAC facility prior to gaining Centrelink’s assessment. Once Centrelink’s assessment comes through, any fees paid up to that point will be adjusted with either a credit or top up invoice.

Your future fees will be adjusted to the Centrelink specified level.

For more information on fees click here