FOI 25-0428 LD – Assistive Technology Loans Scheme Trial Evaluation

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The Department of Health and Aged Care commissioned Nous Group to evaluate an Assistive Technology Loans Scheme trial. The evaluation report, completed 14 April 2025, examined the trial's implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency across aged care settings. It reviewed the current environment including existing jurisdictional AT programs, non-government initiatives, supplier landscape, and international comparisons. The report assessed trial outcomes for older Australians and prescribers, analyzed cost-efficiency considerations supporting loans-based schemes, and extracted key learnings for scaling to a national scheme. Several sections were withheld under freedom of information exemptions (s47D, s47E(d)), limiting access to specific cost data, efficiency analysis, and detailed recommendations.