Free assessment preparation tool
In 15 minutes, you'll have a written statement to hand the assessor at the door.
At an assessment, "I manage fine" is an easy answer to give. A written statement tells the assessor the rest: the reminders, the checking, the help that happens every day.
“The questions asked and the examples given … helped lessen the sadness and guilt I was feeling.”
My Aged Care says a family member or other supporter can give the assessor information before the assessment. This tool turns what you know into that information, in writing, using only your answers. It works for your own assessment too.
It's best done before the call to book the visit, which usually comes within 2 to 6 weeks of applying.
What one carer wrote after using it
Once I had finished the statement I knew that I had understood very little about the assessment my husband was waiting for. The way the statement was constructed, the questions asked and the examples given were not only a help to clarify what needed to be said and done but it helped lessen the sadness and guilt I was feeling …
One topic at a time, with no wall of questions
Each question has an example to get you started
Speak your answers or type them
Printable statement ready in minutes
Free. No account needed. How we use your answers
The assessment itself is free through My Aged Care. AgedCareActionPlan.au is independent and is not a government service.