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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.

We updated the definition for Personal Care Workers (PCW) and Assistance in Nursing (AIN) for the purposes of the care minutes responsibility on 1 January 2025.

We are hosting a CHSP sector readiness webinar on Thursday 5 June from 2:00pm to 3:00pm (AEST).

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

We are testing a new framework for the delivery of virtual nursing services in residential aged care.

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.

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

We commissioned the University of South Australia to develop a handbook of tools to support medicine management in multimorbidity and polypharmacy.

Help raise awareness about cervical screening and the Cervical Screening Test self-collection option.

Healthcare providers, make sure you’re up to date on upcoming changes to the National Cervical Screening Program clinical guidelines.

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.

Updated forms for the Hearing Services Program are now available. Providers must use the updated forms from 1 July 2025.

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.

Residential aged care providers and software vendors can sign up to the pilot before 20 December 2024.

My Aged Care support plans developed or updated from 9 December 2024 can be made available in My Health Record.

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

You must complete the SAT as a requirement under your contract. Completed SATs are due by 30 November 2024.

Residential aged care providers can express interest in a free onsite menu and mealtime review by an accredited practising dietitian to get ready for the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards. Expressions of interest close on 4 December 2024.

Notification of changes made by the Hearing Services Program (Voucher) Amendment (Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Matters) Instrument 2024.

From 1 April 2025, residential aged care providers will collect data on 3 new staffing quality indicators. These make sure we measure the valuable input of enrolled nurses, allied health professionals and lifestyle officers.

We are looking for in-home aged care providers to take part in a pilot to test quality indicators.

We are looking for residential aged care providers and software vendors to take part in a software pilot to automate Monthly Care Statements.

Applications are now open for the QUDTP grant opportunities for the Health Professional Education and Consumer Health Literacy streams.