Subacute and non-acute care
Sub acute and non-acute care is care provided to patients for whom the primary need for care is optimisation of their functioning and quality of life.
Publications
Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) Guide
Since Dr. Marshall Folstein first developed the Mini- Mental State Examination (MMSE) in 1975, it has become widely used as a screening test for cognitive impairment and it is routinely used as an inclusion / exclusion criterion and outcome measure in clinical trials. T...
Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) Tool
The Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) was developed to provide clear unequivocal guidelines for administration and scoring. The SMMSE takes less time to administer and has significantly reduced the variability of the MMSE. The test covers a variety o...
Education
Australian Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 5.0 Fact Sheet
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) is a casemix classification that provides a nationally consistent way of categorising admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care. AN-SNAP Version 5.0 (V5.0) classifies episodes on th...
Australian Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 4.0 Fact Sheet
The Australian National Subacute and Non-acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) is a casemix classification that categorises rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, psychogeriatric care and non-acute care. AN-SNAP Version 4 classifies episo...
Residential Aged Care Cost Collection 2024–25 Final Report
The Residential Aged Care Cost Collection 2024–25 provides the most comprehensive dataset to date on the costs and time involved in delivering residential aged care in Australia.
Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Project – Final Report
In August 2024, IHACPA commenced the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Project following a review of Australia's organ donation, retrieval and transplantation system by the Council of Australian Governments Health Council.As part of the project, we investiga...
Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2026–27
The Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2026–27 outlines the considerations and methods we use to develop residential aged care pricing and costing advice to the Australian Government.