Living Longer. Living Better.

On 20 April 2012, the Prime Minister and Minister Butler unveiled a comprehensive package of reforms to build a better, fairer, more sustainable and more nationally consistent aged care system.

The Living Longer Living Better aged care reform package provides $3.7 billion over five years. It represents the commencement of a 10 year reform program to create a flexible and seamless system that provides older Australians with more choice, control and easier access to a full range of services, where they want it and when they need it. It also positions us to meet the social and economic challenges of the nation’s ageing population.

The reforms give priority to providing more support and care in the home, better access to residential care, more support for those with dementia and strengthening the aged care workforce. They will be progressively implemented from 1 July 2012 to give early benefits to consumers and providers but also to ensure there is a smooth transition for consumers and providers and sufficient time to adapt and plan ahead of further reform.

Please visit our Living Longer Living Better website

• Living Longer. Living Better. - Aged Care Reform Update Newsletter
• Living Longer. Living Better. - Information Booklet
• Living Longer. Living Better. - Fact Sheets
• Living Longer. Living Better. - Information Sheets
• Living Longer. Living Better. - Australian Government Response to Productivity Commission's Caring for Older Australians Report and Aged Care Reform Package 2012 (technical document)
• Media Release
• Aged Care Financing Authority
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Ageing and Aged Care Strategy
• National Ageing and Aged Care Strategy for People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Backgrounds
• Better Health Care Connections: Models for Short Term, More Intensive Health Care for Aged Care Recipients Program
• Better Health Care Connections: Aged Care Multidisciplinary Care Coordination and Advisory Service Program