2004-2005
Ageing Budget at a Glance 2004-2005
This section of the website gives access to the 2004-2005 Ageing Budget at a Glance information for the Department of Health and Ageing for the financial year 2004-2005.
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Investing in Australia's Aged Care: More Places, Better Care
| Budget | Forward Estimates | Measure | ||||
| 2003-04
$m | 2004-05
$m | 2005-06
$m | 2006-07
$m | 2007-08
$m |
Total $m | |
| Investing in better care | ||||||
| Conditional adjustment payment | 78.8 | 168.5 | 261.5 | 368.9 | 877.8 | |
| Additional viability supplement for rural homes | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 14.8 | |
| More aged care places1 | - | - | 34.1 | 24.4 | 58.4 | |
| Building better aged care homes |  | |||||
| Increased supplements for concessional residents | 123.4 | 113.0 | 104.1 | 98.1 | 438.6 | |
| Contribution to improved building standards including fire safety | 513.3 | - | - | - | - | 513.3 |
| Guarantee fund | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.8 | |
| Better skills for better care | 14.2 | 26.2 | 29.3 | 31.7 | 101.4 | |
| Providing the right care in the right place | | |||||
| Improved assessment and case management | 10.1 | 15.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 47.9 | |
| Culturally and linguistically diverse communities | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 11.6 | |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Services | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 10.3 | |
| Information, implementation and training | 9.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 14.3 | |
| Additional funding for Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency2 | - | - | 6.1 | 4.8 | 10.9 | |
| Web-based information on aged care homes | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | |
| Streamlining administration for better care | | |||||
| New funding and payment arrangements | 7.1 | 7.6 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 33.0 | |
| Fairer means testing | 1.9 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 19.7 | |
| Strengthened review process | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 29.2 | |
| Total - (package) | 513.3 | 259.8 | 356.4 | 484.6 | 569.8 | 2,183.8 |
| Other ageing measures | | |||||
| Implementation of a quality assurance framework for community care and respite care | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 13.7 | |
| Ensuring quality care for residents3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Continuation of simpler income-testing of residential aged care3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| National Strategy for an Ageing Australia - continuation3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Continue the subsidisation of the accreditation fees for small residential aged care facilities4 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -1.4 | -4.6 | |
| Office of the Commission for Complaints | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total funding for aged care | 6,701.5 | 7,286.7 | 7,720.3 | 8,230.5 | 29,939.05 | |
1 This is in addition to the $409.9m already budgeted over the next four years for places above the planning ratio.
2Figures differ from fact sheets as the table reflects fiscal impact while fact sheets refer to resourcing.
3 Amounts contained in the forward estimates.
4 Funding for this measure has continued at a lower level than previously estimated because of consolidation of the industry. Figures in table reflect fiscal impact while those in fact sheets reflect resourcing.
5 Four year total.
Note: Any minor variations in figures between this table and Fact Sheets are due to rounding conventions
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