Official update · document review
MND: Support at Home priority access and AT-HM immediate priority
The Department says older people with MND recorded during their aged care assessment have priority access to ongoing Support at Home funding and immediate priority under the AT-HM scheme. These arrangements apply to people already approved for either funding pathway and to people approved in future; providers should document the official pathway without deciding eligibility or priority.
Document and workflow checks
Turn the official change into reviewable actions
- Record whether the enquiry concerns ongoing Support at Home, AT-HM funding, or both.
- If the person is unsure whether MND was recorded, direct the question to their assessment organisation and record the follow-up owner.
- If MND was diagnosed after the assessment and funding is pending, record the My Aged Care reassessment contact pathway.
- Keep diagnosis, eligibility, approval, urgency, and funding decisions outside provider templates and CaresLink wording.
Who may need to review this
- Support at Home providers
- Assistive Technology and Home Modifications teams
- Care managers
- Assessment and intake teams
- Family communication owners
Impact areas
- Referral routing
- Care management contact notes
- Family and representative communication
- Review or reassessment prompts
- AT-HM funding pathway records
Team review question
Ask whether users need an ongoing Support at Home, AT-HM, reassessment, or family communication record path.
Usage boundary
CaresLink does not diagnose MND or decide assessment, eligibility, approval, priority, funding timing, or care needs.