The Albanese Labor Government is delivering more aged care beds where they are needed most, to ensure every older Australian can access the world-class aged care they deserve.
Earlier this year, the Government announced an additional investment of $115 million through the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP) to rapidly increase access to residential aged care in select hotspots.
The second Expression of Interest is now open for the Perth and the Hunter regions designated in this round. Interested providers in these locations have until 14 July to submit their EOI.
The EOI process encourages interested providers to put forward proposals that will build and open more beds within two years to help address immediate delayed discharge pressures on hospitals, and deliver services that align with the National Aged Care Design Principles.
This investment comes in addition to the Government's $3.7 billion investment in aged care in the Budget 2026-27 and initial response to the Independent Review of Residential Aged Care Accommodation Pricing.
In addition to our record investments in ACCAP, Labor is introducing new targeted capital subsidies, an increase to the Accommodation Supplement and a significant expansion of specialist dementia programs to ensure older Australians can get faster access to the world-class care they deserve, wherever they live.
EOI documents, including instructions on how to participate, will be made available on GrantConnect later today.
Quotes attributable to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae MP:
“The Albanese Government is on a mission to deliver more beds, faster and in the places they’re needed most, investing more than $1 billion in aged care capital – more than any previous government.”
“We’ll continue to invest in aged care supply as our ageing population grows because we know there’s still more to do.
“This announcement is the culmination of our work to identify areas where bed capacity is most urgently needed and builds on our work through the Budget to support the sector build more beds, faster."