ACAS are independent teams who assist frail older people and their carers to identify what kind of care will best meet their needs.  Assessment teams are multi-disciplinary and can include health professionals such as medical officers, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists.  ACAS conduct comprehensive geriatric assessment and determine eligibility for Commonwealth funded services such as residential care, residential respite care, home care packages and transition care.

Goulburn Valley Health - Centre for Older Person's Health (COPH)

Services include Aged and disability related Home care, Home maintenance, Food Services, Respite Care, Personal Care, Immunisation, Child Care, Information/advice/referral, Physical activity, Support/self help This is the main office where all services are coordinated from.

Greater Shepparton City

A State funded program for people over 70 years who require multidisciplinary action to restore or maintain a level of function necessary to continue to live in the community with minimal support.  Assessment of function, mobility, cognition, communication, home environment, psycho-social, medical status, medication review, nutrition, social supports and carer stress.

Goulburn Valley Health - New Dookie Road Campus

Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-Operative Shepparton

A non for profit community funded organisation.

Murchison Community Care

Provides initial and ongoing assessment for Clients using HACC and CHSP services with Benalla Rural City Council.

Benalla Community Care Centre

Living at Home Assessment to assist and support individuals to remain living independantly at home and in the community.

Aims:
To promote independence of individuals by the identification of appropriate support services, developing a care plan and monitoring the care plan for effectiveness. Working with the individuals strengths.

Referral through My Aged Care accepted.

Shire of Campaspe Aged and Disability

Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS) are independent teams who assess the care needs of frail older people aged 70 years and over or 50 years and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Assessment teams are multi-disciplinary and can include health professionals such as medical officers, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. They conduct comprehensive assessments for those needing community services or aged care residential services. They assess for all restorative and potential care options. For an older person to access Commonwealth funded residential care, residential respite, Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs), Extended Aged Care in Home (EACH) Extended Care in Home Dementia (EACD D) or Consumer Directed Care (CDC) packages or flexible care – Transition Care program, they must first be assessed as eligible by an ACAS.

Gateway Health - Wangaratta

Finley Community Health Service Aged Care Assessment Team

Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service (CDAMS): A specialist diagnostic service for people who are concerned about memory loss or changes to thinking (cognition).

A CDAMS assessment will include prior medical consultation with the treating General Practitioner. Where possible an initial home visit will be made and a subsequent specialist assessment will be conducted by a Neuropsychologist. The outcome of these consultations and recommendations will be discussed with the client, and if agreed to, with their family and general practitioner.
Target Group
•	Persons who are experiencing changes to their memory and thinking, and their families or carers 
•	Persons whose diagnosis regarding cognitive change is uncertain 
Referral
•	All referrals are made by the treating General Practitioner 
•	Persons referred to CDAMS are required to undergo a number of preliminary medical investigations prior to acceptance by the Service. This is done in order to exclude any possible reversible causes for change in cognition, and to assist with the diagnostic process .

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