CODE 1 Completed – care recommended This code applies where the aged care assessment was completed and care was recommended for the person. CODE 2 Completed – no care recommended This code applies where the aged care assessment was completed and care was not recommended for the person. CODE 3 Cancelled – person's cultural considerations This code applies where a person's cultural beliefs or values (about the aged care assessment or service) affected the finalisation of the assessment. CODE 4 Cancelled – lost contact with person This code applies where the aged care assessment staff were unable to contact the person for 3 months. CODE 5 Cancelled – consent/application withdrawn This code applies where a person withdrew consent for the aged care assessment process to continue. CODE 6 Cancelled – person medically/functionally unstable This code applies where a person's medical conditions were unstable to the extent the aged care assessment could not proceed or their functional abilities were unstable to the extent the assessment could not proceed. CODE 7 Cancelled – prior aged care approval This code applies where a person had prior aged care approval (through an earlier assessment) and there was no reason to complete the aged care assessment. CODE 97 Not applicable This code applies where there was no end to an aged care assessment, or no assessment. CODE 98 Unknown/unable to be determined This code applies where the reason could not be specified or was not known to the assessor. CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described This code applies where the reason is not stated or inadequately described. It is not to be used on primary collection forms. It is primarily for use in administrative collections when transferring data from data sets where the item has not been collected. |