Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) - Taree
Service Description
Comprehensive dementia, occupational therapy and physiotherapy assessment for the aged. Services include counselling, care coordination, advocacy, respite care and accommodation, podiatry, and a Geriatrician. Aged care nurses provide 12 week home assistance after hospital stay, cleaning, showering and other home assistance. ACAT does assessment for entry to HA funded services. For people 65 years and older, Indigenous people eligible from 50 years.
Alternate Names: Taree ACAT
http://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
02 6515 1800, 1800 200 422 (My Aged Care)
Suite 2, 57-61 Albert Street
Taree, NSW, 2430
Hours of Operation
Mon to Fri: 8.30am-4.30pm
Accessibility
Referral System
Self-referral, GP, Podiatry Service needs a referral from a Health Care professional. Intake 1800 200 422
Service Fees
No
Languages (other than English)
Interpreter Service available via Newcastle Interpreter Service
Disability Access
Yes. Ramp, Lift Wheelchair access
Organisational Information
Area Served
Hunter New England LHD
Parent Organisation
Hunter New England Local Health District
Other Information
Volunteering Opportunities
None
Last Updated: 28 September 2023