The Department of Health and Aged Care is supporting current Commonwealth Home Support Program clients who have not had an aged care assessment to get one before the new Aged Care Act comes into effect on 1 July.
CHSP clients must be assessed as eligible through a My Aged Care assessment as part of the new Aged Care Act, if they are not, providers will be unable to continue services for them.
The majority of CHSP clients will be transitioned under the new Act because they have been assessed as eligible for services.
The department will soon begin contacting providers that have historically provided CHSP services to unassessed clients and will supply them with guidance documents.
The department reminded providers that the assessments can take time, so it is important they provide support to clients needing to request an assessment and encourage them to do it as soon as possible.
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