Lorraine, originally from Dublin, has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology & Social Policy from Trinity College. She made Melbourne her home and subsequently worked for Australian Unity for 18 years’ in numerous roles including running a dental clinic to Regional and Operations Manager. During this time, she honed her skills to navigate corporate and government systems to advocate for clients to ensure outcomes that exceed expectations.
Lorraine has complimented her experience with formal training in Innovation, Change Management and Cert IV in Practice Management and in Training & Assessment.
In her spare time Lorraine loves playing water polo, reading and spending time in the garden.
Home Care Packages
ACAT assessment is an eligibility requirement to access Commonwealth funded residential aged care, residential respite care, transition care and home care packages.
ACAT undertakes a comprehensive assessment of care needs for older people needing access to residential and/or home (community) care, and helps the elderly and their carers to determine what kind of support will best meet their needs.
Target group are older people, typically over the age of 65 or for indigenous Australians, people over the age of 50, or people who have an age related condition.
Often comprises of a doctor, nurse, social worker and occupational therapist, the team will recommend services deemed to be the most appropriate to meet care needs through a series of questions, and with the client’s consent will liaise with families/carers and health care providers.
Referral Procedure, by care recipient themselves or others:
- The care recipient, carer, family must be aware of and consent to the referral
- All referrals are to be made via MyAgedCare: 1800 200 422
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