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ACAS is part of the Commonwealth Government's Aged Care Program and one of 18 teams in Victoria and 120 teams nationally.

ACAS aims to provide the community (including its health care facilities and other service providers) with access to a supportive and educational assessment and referral services for older people (generally 70yrs and over) and some younger disabled people and their carers : to facilitate informed choice of lifestyle either at home or in a residential setting, and to advocate and help sustain that choice.

The ACAS teams are multi-disciplinary and include geriatricians, community health nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social workers. The teams work closely with and refer to the Aged Persons Mental Health Assessment and Treatment Service in both locations, as well as many other aged care and dementia specialist services and aged care programs, both within health care facilities, residential aged care facilities and in the community across the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne

• Independent, comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment of the physical, medical, psychological and social needs of clients and their carers
• Evaluates the needs of clients for restorative care and/or rehabilitation
• Assists clients in accessing the services they need
• Provides information about aged care services and ageing processes
• Determines eligibility for designated Commonwealth Government funded aged care programs
• Assess in clients homes, public and private hospital and residential aged care facilities

Central East ACAS : 8.30am- 5.00pm  Monday to Friday

Cnr Burwood Highway & Mahoneys Road, Burwood East 3151

Please contact ACAS offices - acas@peterjames.org.au - includes access to information required by clients locally, as well as across Victoria and interstate; most recent Commonwealth/State Aged Care Program information, this includes access to Commonwealth Aged Care Accreditation Agency, Reports for residential care facilities (nursing homes and hostels); library of aged care information which includes a well developed dementia care resource; service provider information for EMR; clinical information/education available on request.