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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.

31 October 2025 - We have delivered several reforms to increase transparency and quality in aged care. This includes the new Aged Care Act, a new Code of Conduct for workers, a Star Ratings system, a mandatory minimum of care minutes per resident per day, a 24/7 nursing requirement and new quality indicators.

1 October 2025 - 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.

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.

22 December 2025 - This section outlines what’s required in managing an approved residential care home. This includes managing fees, temporary leave, accommodation costs and respite care. It also has information about how to prepare documentation, review care needs, exiting residents and meet reporting requirements.

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.

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.

22 December 2025 - From 1 Nov 2025, all CHSP providers became registered under the Aged Care Act 2024. As a provider, you must meet all registration conditions and obligations, in addition to the requirements in your grant agreement.

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

29 July 2025 - This program supports flexible ways of providing care where mainstream services cannot meet needs. It currently funds 2 innovative projects that focus on younger people with disabilities. The program stopped funding new projects in 2006.