In-home aged care update

Posted Wednesday 04 December 2024 | Department of Health and Aged Care

This webinar will give in-home aged care providers an update on the Single Assessment System, the Support at Home program’s Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) Scheme, and the actions providers need to take to be ready for the Support at Home program ahead of 1 July 2025.

Presenters 

• Chair: Erika Barnett, Acting Assistant Secretary, Assessment and Home Care Transition Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care
• Presenter: Julia Atkinson, Acting Assistant Secretary, Aged Care Assessments Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care
• Presenter: Katherine Koesasi, Director, Assessment Policy, Aged Care Assessments Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care
• Presenter: Rowena Sierant, Director, Assistive Technology and Home Modifications Scheme, Support at Home Reform Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care
• Presenter: Biravena Kumarakuru, Change Manager, Support at Home, Assessment and Home Care Transition Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care
• Presenter: Michelle Smith, Director, Support at Home Change and Transition Projects, Assessment and Home Care Transition Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care
• Panellist: Jasmine Snow, Acting Assistant Secretary, Support at Home Reform Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care

About the webinar

This webinar will cover: 

• an update on the Single Assessment System 
• information on the Support at Home program’s Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) Scheme, including the AT-Loans Scheme
• the actions providers need to take to be ready for the Support at Home program ahead of 1 July 2025
• how the department will support providers and older people to move to the Support at Home program
• a question-and-answer session. 

You will have the opportunity to submit questions before and during the webinar.