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Carer Payment (CP) absences for more than one carer under the Adult Disability Assessment Tool (ADAT) 80+ 009-06010070

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This document outlines absences in care when there is more than one carer for a care receiver who is a higher Adult Disability Assessment Tool (ADAT) score (80+) adult. The rating is due to the level of care that is required for the care receiver.

Coding the absence

Each carer is eligible for the full 63 days each of both hospitalisation care and respite care absences. An absence is for a 24 hour period from midnight to midnight.

If the care receiver is absent, that absence must be coded against each carer's allocation of respite or hospitalisation care, on each carer's record. The absence will either be a one-off absence or a regular absence.

If only one of the carers is absent, the absence is only coded on the record of the carer who is absent.

The Resources page contains links to the Services Australia website for information for carers, and to the My Aged Care website for information about Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres.

Temporary cessation of care (respite) provisions for Carer Payment (CP) and Carer Allowance (CA)

Hospitalisation provisions for Carer Payment (CP) and Carer Allowance (CA)

Adult Disability Assessment Tool (ADAT)