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Remedial Massage in Aged Care.
"Remedial Massage is now considered an Allied Health service by the
Home Care Package Program."

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As a Remedial Massage Therapist and Allied Health Assistant I am pleased to learn that the Federal Department of Health and Ageing confirms that: Remedial Massage is now classified as an Allied Health Service and therefore included it under the Home Care Package (HCP) Program if there is an assessed care need for the service.

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Allied health professionals must be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or in the case of remedial massage therapists who are self-regulated, must be accredited as a member of an Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) affiliated national professional association such as Massage & Myotherapy Australia.

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Although remedial massage therapists and myotherapists are not considered allied health, they have been categorised as allied health services under the HCP Program.

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Importantly, remedial massage is available through an Approved Provider, that is approved by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner to deliver Australian Government subsidised home, residential or flexible care services to eligible older Australians.

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Approved Providers have responsibility to determine whether a particular service will maintain the care recipient’s capabilities to be well and independent, safe in their home and connected to their community.

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Importantly, a care recipient can access remedial massage therapy services that are provided by a remedial massage therapist through an Approved Provider when the service is:

• required due to age-related functional decline and/or client cannot access disability supports

• in line with best practice guidance for treatment

• delivered by an accredited provider

• not concurrently being funded by another government program.

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Remedial massage therapists can also provide massage services to people living in retirement homes and aged care facilities who are over 65, who have a HCP.

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