Assessment 3: Report - information and guidance Prepare a report of 2500 words. Using the Australian Government’s Final Report and Recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and...

PILLAR 2: RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE SERVICES AND SUSTAINABILITY
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Body    3
Conclusion    9
References    10
Introduction
The Australian Government's response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (the royal commission) is included in the 2021–22 Budget, as well as a generational plan for aged care in Australia. This $17.7 billion plan is divided into five components that will be implemented over the next five years (2020–21):
· Pillar 1: Homecare
· Pillar 2: Residential aged care services and sustainability
· Pillar 3: Residential aged care quality and safety
· Pillar 4: Workforce
· Pillar 5: Governance and regional access
These five pillars create the establishment of the public authority's reaction to the Royal Commission. The public authority's response to one of the pillars will be inspected in this paper. Residential aged care services and sustainability have been picked as one of the pillars for this specific study.
Body
Stakeholders have overwhelmingly praised the Australian government's reaction to the royal inquiry and the $17.7 billion reform package that accompanied it. The improvements, according to the Australian Aged Care Collaborative (AACC), would lead to a "changed aged care system" with resources to address the requirements of aged Australians. The older care reform package was described by the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia as a "serious and significant response" to the royal commission (A Summary of the final report, 2020).
The Budget and the associated government strategy for elderly care make any major announcements. This is one of three articles that give a summary of the elderly care budget measures concerning the key components of the royal commission answer. It is recommended that you read the articles in order. Stakeholder perspectives have been dispersed among the three articles, but their comments should be considered in the context of the complete package unless otherwise stated.
In light of the Productivity Commission's report Caring for aged Australians, 'My Aged Care' was launched in July 2013. It is designed to serve as a single point of entry for persons seeking information, having their needs assessed, and locating and accessing aged care services. My Aged Care's capabilities have grown over time, with the addition of electronic refe
als for services in 2015 and the option to apply for an evaluation online in 2020 (Australian Government Department of Health, 2021)).
Concerns were made about the accessibility of the My Aged Care system, with the Interim Report of the Royal Commission saying that many older persons found the system 'confronting.' These issues, identified by the royal commission and others, include a lack of a face-to-face alternative for people who may want or prefer assistance using My Aged Care, as well as a lack of information to help answer their questions about the aged care industry. Commissioner Briggs proposed in the royal commission's Final Report the establishment of a workforce of care finders to help individuals in accessing and understanding information about aged care, as well as providing support to connect with and follow up with aged care providers. The Australian Government's response to the royal inquiry attempts to address the issues raised by expanding or adopting several measures to assist persons in accessing and interacting with the aged care system (Australian Government Department of Health, 2021).
The budget allocates $28.5 million for the ongoing operation of My Aged Care in 2021–22. The My Aged Care and Services Australia contact centers will be linked as part of the efforts to improve access to the aged care system, allowing calls to be moved more easily between the two services. As part of the pricing transparency measure home care packages, new tools will be accessible on My Aged Care, including a cost calculator and price comparison. In addition, by the end of 2022, new star ratings for residential aged care services will be available on My Aged Care (Smoth, 2019).
People might be refe
ed for an assessment after being screened by My Aged Care to evaluate their care requirements and service eligibility. A home assistance evaluation by a Regional Assessment Service (RAS) and a more complete assessment by an Aged Care Assessment Team are the two types of assessments available (ACAT). The Tune Review of 2017 suggested that the RAS and ACAT assessment workforces be merged, with additional thought given to merging the residential care funding assessment into one assessment workforce. The Australian Government stated in the 2018–19 Budget that the RAS and ACAT assessment workforces will be integrated beginning in 2020. Following stakeholder concerns and objections, the implementation of this single assessment workforce was postponed (Australia, 2019).
The 2021–22 Budget indicates that the one assessment staff will begin in October 2022, and, unlike earlier planned revisions, it will be responsible for conducting assessments for residential aged care financing under the new Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) payment model. The implementation of a single assessment workforce will take place in two stages, beginning with residential aged care in October 2022 and the new support-at-home program in July 2023. Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander assessment organisations will be involved in supporting First Nations people to engage with and access aged care services beginning in July 2023, to improve the historically poor adoption of aged care services. Due to their experience of earlier onset of age-related illnesses and impairment than the general population, Aboriginal and To
es Strait Islander persons can receive aged care services from the age of 50, according to the royal commission's Final Report (Kalache, 2013).
The royal commission expressed concerns about the adequacy of assistance and care available to help individuals stay in their own homes, even calling it "neglect." The following problems were identified:
· the length...