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...
Support at Home Pricing Advice 2026–27
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IHACPA’s Support at Home Pricing Advice 2026–27 is directly informed by the actual costs of delivering in-home aged care services.
Support at Home Cost Collection 2025 Final Report
The Support at Home Cost Collection 2025 (SAHCC25) provides a dataset and insights on costs in the in-home aged care sector at a branch level.
Pricing Framework for Australian Support at Home Aged Care Services 2026–27
The Pricing Framework for Australian Support at Home Aged Care Services 2026–27 outlines the principles, scope and methodology IHACPA uses to develop pricing advice to the Australian Government for the Support at Home service list.