Aged care
Useful services
See Community Health for Home & Community Care (HACC) and Aged Care Assessment services.
Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Phone 1300 550 457
- Information for Medical Practitoners Package - new Oct 2009
- Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) - ph 1800 011 046
- Local Veterans' Home Care (VHC) assessor - ph 1300 550 450
For additional services, please refer to our Health Services Directory.
MBS items
Health assessments: Comprehensive Medical Assessments and Health assessment for people aged 75 years and older
Residential Medication Management Review
Multidisciplinary Case Conferencing
Dental Services Under Medicare
Legal issues
Aged Care Act 1997
Form1A Medical practitioner report of death to a coroner (Version 4)
Coroners Information for Health Professionals
Office of the Adult Guardian and Form Advance Health Directive (Qld)
Understanding 'capacity'
Life Extinct, Cause of Death Certificates and the Coroners Act 2003
Resources
Medical Care of Older Persons in Residential Aged Care Facilities (The Silver Book), 4th Ed, 2005 (RACGP)
Guidelines for medication management in residential aged care facilities (3rd Ed), 2002 (Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council)
‘GP–Residential Aged Care Guide – A collection of information and tools developed by divisions of general practice under the Aged Care GP Panels initiative’ (GPpartners, July 2008). To access any of the forms or resources referred to in the guide, see below:
- RACF guides and forms
- MBS item templates
- Aged care assessment services and forms
- Legal issues (see above)
Last updated: 11 June 2010