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2 March 2026 - Residential aged care providers must provide residents with a minimum number of minutes of care per day, and have at least one registered nurse (RN) onsite and on duty at all times at each residential facility.

31 March 2026 - As a registered provider of residential aged care, you must deliver a certain number of minutes of direct care per day to each resident, including by a registered nurse. Read about care minutes, support for providers and calculating and reporting on care minutes.

2 December 2024 - The HTA Review examined Australia’s approach to HTA to determine what works well and what needs to improve to meet future challenges. The aim was to ensure Australians can continue to access effective, safe and affordable health technologies in an equitable and timely way.

23 December 2025 - Residential aged care providers have a range of reporting requirements under the Aged Care Act 2024. This includes reporting finances, care time, quality indicators, serious incidents and refundable deposit balances.

11 December 2025 - Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) Class 1 provides funding to registered providers for people who enter residential aged care for the purpose of receiving planned palliative care.

20 August 2025 - Education and support are available to aged care providers and their staff to help them build their skills and ability to supply nutritious, appetising food and positive dining experiences to aged care recipients.

17 April 2026 - If you have an eligible approved residential care home in a rural or remote area, you can apply to be exempt from the 24/7 registered nurse (RN) requirement. This gives you more time to increase your staffing to meet the requirement to have an RN onsite and on duty at all times.

31 May 2024 - Read the latest departmental media from Health.

31 March 2026 - This page provides an overview of accommodation costs for residents in government-subsidised aged care homes. It explains how costs are determined, the different payment options available and changes from 1 November 2025.

25 March 2025 - A collection is a group of related resources on a particular health topic, condition or disease. Browse or search our list of collections.