International Health Consulting Services
AGED CARE DIVISION
The Aged Care Division of IHCS works with Governments, Industry Groups, Universities, Aged Care Service Providers and independent Aged Care Facilities. The division’s recent work has concentrated on the development and review of Aged Care Dependency Instruments, the development of Quality Care Practices, and on Training staff in care needs assessment and care planning to ensure Quality in Care and to enhance Quality of Life for Residents in Aged Care Facilities and for those living independently in the Community.
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Reduced Resident Classification Scale
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IHCS provided specialist consultancy services to Applied Aged Care Solutions Pty Ltd in the development of a revised, reduced, Resident Classification Scale, now called the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI), for the allocation of Commonwealth Government subsidies to Residential Aged Care Facilities throughout Australia. |
Resident Classification Scale - Independent Assessor Trial
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IHCS in cooperation with Queensland University of Technology conducted a trial in the use of Independent Assessors for the direct appraisal of Residents of Aged Care Facilities without relying on Facilities' documentation. Three Principal Trial Assessors conducted assessment interviews, using a reduced Classification Assessment Tool (CAT) with 84 residents in 21 facilities across 4 states with each interview being video recorded. Three groups of Independent Assessors viewed the videos and carried out their assessment using the CAT under controlled circumstances. These assessments were analysed for inter-rater reliability. The overall finding from the study showed that the CAT was shorter, simpler and less complex than the RCS and that inter-rater reliability was high. |
Review of the Resident Classification Scale
IHCS principal, Euan Lindsay-Smith, was a member of the Ministerial Task Force established by the Minister of Aged Care to carry out a review of the Resident Classification Scale (RCS). The RCS has been used to distribute over 6 billion dollars each year in federal government subsidies to residential aged care facilities throughout Australia. The review examined the extent to which the RCS adequately described care needs, its effectiveness in nursing homes and hostels, its adequacy in reflecting dementia care needs, and the adequacy of the training and support materials.
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