2018–19 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR)

Status

Closed for applications on 10 August 2018. Results announced 8 March 2019.

Results: residential aged care and capital grants

The 2018–19 ACAR allocated:

13,500 residential aged care places — 65% for new services and 35% for existing services
$60 million in capital grants

We received:

applications seeking a total of 37,802 residential aged care places
capital grants applications seeking a total of $394 million in funding

2018–19 ACAR Results: Residential Aged Care Places and Capital Grants

This document lists the allocations made to successful applicants in the 2018–19 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR). They are listed by state and territory, region and Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3).

Summary of results: residential places and capital grants
State or territory	Residential places	Estimated annual recurrent funding ($m)	Capital grants ($m)
NSW	3,485	$234.2	$14.0
Vic	1,521	$102.2	$9.9
Qld	4,289	$288.2	$11.1
WA	3,295	$221.4	$10.1
SA	497	$33.4	$10.7
Tas	161	$10.8	$4.2
ACT	202	$13.5	-
NT	50	$3.4	-
Total	13,500	$907.1m	$60m

Results: short-term restorative care (STRC)

The 2018–19 ACAR allocated 775 STRC places. These take effect in 2018–19 (350 places) and 2019–20 (425 places).

We received 11,289 applications for STRC places.

2018–19 ACAR Results: Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC)

This document lists the allocations made to successful applicants in the 2018–19 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR). They are listed by state and territory and region.

Summary of results: STRC
State or territory	STRC places 2018–19	STRC places 2019–20	Total STRC places allocated	Estimated annual recurrent funding ($m)
NSW	100	135	235	$17.6
Vic	90	105	195	$14.6
Qld	80	85	165	$12.3
WA	35	40	75	$5.6
SA	15	28	43	$3.2
Tas	10	12	22	$1.6
ACT	10	10	20	$1.5
NT	10	10	20	$1.5
Total	350	425	775	$58.2

Guidance documents

Last updated:

12 February 2020

Tags:

Aged care