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To be eligible for transition care, you must be an older person and an in-patient of a hospital. You must have completed your acute and any necessary sub-acute care (eg rehabilitation). While you are still in hospital you must be assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT or ACAS in Victoria) (more information) as someone eligible for transition care. This includes consideration of your ability to benefit from the services transition care offers (eg low intensity therapy such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy) within the allowable time limits (a maximum of 12 weeks, with a possible extension to 18 weeks if you are assessed as needing an extra period of therapeutic care).
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