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New videos about the Support at Home program have been released, along with an updated Support at Home booklet for older people

Fact sheets on features of the new Support at Home program are now available.

Letters to older people on a Home Care Package to prepare for the new Support at Home program.

The new Aged Care Act starts from 1 July 2025. It will place the rights of older people at the centre of the aged care system.

New training packages are now available to help in-home aged care providers deliver Support at Home.

The Support at Home program manual has been updated to help in-home care providers prepare for 1 July 2025.

Applications are now open for the Support at Home Thin Markets grant.

New guidance is available for in-home aged care providers to help set their own prices for the first year of the new Support at Home program.

We are hosting a webinar to give older people, families and carers an update on the Support at Home program.

The Support at Home program manual is now available to help providers understand how to deliver the Support at Home program.

The Support at Home Program Provider Transition Guide and the Support at Home Claims and Payments Business Rules Guidance are now available to help providers transition to Support at Home

A grant opportunity is now open to support Home Care Package and Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers with a one-off funding of $10,000 (excl GST) towards the cost of upgrading IT systems.

The Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) List will help Support at Home providers understand the products, equipment and home modifications that older people can access through the AT-HM Scheme.

We are hosting a webinar to support in-home aged care providers and their workforce to understand upcoming changes to in-home aged care.

We want to hear from all Home Care Package (HCP) providers to better understand the volume of their current service delivery.

Christmas, summer and the festive season is a time many of us spend with our family and friends. Make sure you know the basics and protect yourself, family and friends from COVID-19.

From 1 July 2025, the new aged care Support at Home program will replace the existing Home Care Packages Program and Short-Term Restorative Care Programme. The Commonwealth Home Support Programme will transition no earlier than 1 July 2027.

Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of XBB 1.5 COVID-19 vaccines.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recently updated their advice for the COVID-19 booster dose.

Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) regarding an additional COVID-19 dose for highest risk people in 2023. These recommendations are in addition to the previous ATAGI COVID-19 vaccine booster advice published in February 2023.

ATAGI has made recommendations on the use of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as a primary course.

The Australian Government has launched a new advertising campaign to encourage adults to get a COVID-19 booster if it has been 6 months or more since their last COVID-19 vaccination or infection.

The Australian Government has responded to the Halton review into COVID-19 vaccine and treatment procurement.

Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of the Moderna bivalent (Original/Omicron BA.4/5) COVID-19 vaccine.

Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of the Pfizer bivalent (Original/Omicron BA.4/5) COVID-19 vaccine.