Rapid response team to assess elderly people waiting for government assistance
Source: Australia. Minister for Ageing. Media Release
"A new mobile Rapid Response Team will be set up to help older Australians who have been waiting to be assessed for vital government funded aged care, the Federal Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, announced. The $250,000 pilot is part of a $1 million boost to cut assessment waiting times for older Australians in ‘black spots’.To gain access to aged care services, a person must usually be assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team.The rapid response team is expected to target far northern NSW and northern Sydney. It will then move to other priority areas across Australia."