Abbreviations

Abbreviations

ACAT

Aged Care Assessment Team

ACCHO/ACCO

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation/ Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation

ACHA

Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged

ACNP

Australian College of Nurse Practitioners

ACQS

Aged Care Quality Standards

ADACAS

ACT Disability Aged and Carer Advocacy Service

AMA

Australian Medical Association

AMCS

Australian Multicultural Community Services

AN-ACC

Australian National Aged Care Classification

ANZSGM

Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine

ARAS

Aged Rights Advocacy Service

ASSH Consumer Core Group

The Australian Self-managed Support at Home Consumer Core Group

AT-HM

Assistive Technology and Home Modifications

CALD

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

CARAT

Centre for Ageing and Research Translation

CHSP

Commonwealth Home Support Programme

COTA Australia

Council on the Ageing Australia

CRC

Community Resource Centre

DCLS

Darwin Community Legal Service

DSOA

Disability Support for Older Australians

DTC

Day Therapy Centres

DVA

Department of Veteran Affairs

HACC

Home and Community Care

HCP

Home Care Package

HSSO

Human Services Skills Organisation

IAT

Integrated Assessment Tool

ICT

Information and communications technology

IHACPA

Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority

IRT

Illawarra Retirement Trust

IT

Information technology

MND

Motor Neurone Disease

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

MYEFO

Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook

NACCHO

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

NATSIAACC

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council

NATSIFACP

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program

NDIS

National Disability Insurance Scheme

NPS

National Priority System

NRCP

National Respite for Carers

OPAN

Older Persons Advocacy Network

OWN

Older Women’s Network

RAS

Regional Assessment Service

SAH

Support at Home

SAS

Single Assessment System

SCCQ

Southern Cross Care Queensland

VACCHO

Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation