4.2.2 Assessments for continuing care residents

A continuing care resident may lodge a new request for their assets to be determined if they are moving to a different facility, and are either not rolling over their accommodation bond or they consider their assets on entry to a subsequent facility are less than their original assessment. The previous rules will continue to apply for these residents.

However, if they move services and choose to have the new rules apply to them, or they leave care for more than 28 days (and subsequently re-enter care), they are then treated as if they entered care on or after 1 July 2014 and will be assessed as per the new arrangements.

Simply moving between levels of home care will not trigger the choice to move to the new arrangements. But if a person moves from one type of care to another, such as from home care to residential care, they will be covered by the new arrangements.