Allied Health Aged Care Services Component
To increase access to Allied Health Serive's for Aged Care Residents Divsion's of General Practice have been provided with funding to contract or employ Allied Health Professionals to provide services in Aged Care Facilities where this is not funded by Medicare or other government funding sources. The Initiative applies to allied health services provided in Commonwealth-funded residential aged care facilities (RACFs) and Multipurpose Services (MPS).
Operation
Under the Initiative, allied health professionals may provide clinical services to residents of aged care facilities either on an individual or a group basis. Individual services may include one-on-one services such as podiatry or physiotherapy. Individual allied health services may also include participation in case conferencing and care planning. Group services might include, for example, group psychology sessions, group exercise and falls prevention programs provided these are conducted by qualified allied health professionals.
Eligible services
For the purpose of this Initiative, an allied health service may include services provided by:
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Aboriginal Health Workers
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Aboriginal Mental Health Workers
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Audiologists
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Chiropodists
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Chiropractors
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Counsellors
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Diabetes Educators
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Dietitians/Nutritionists
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Dental/Oral Hygienists
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Diversional Therapists
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Exercise Physiologists
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Occupational Therapists
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Orthoptists
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Orthotists/Prosthetists
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Osteopaths
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Physiotherapists
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Podiatrists
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Psychologists
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Radiographers
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Registered Nurses, with specialist roles
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Social Workers
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Speech Pathologists