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29 November 2022 - Private health insurance provides cover for health care not covered by Medicare such as physiotherapy and glasses. Depending on the policy you take out, it might let you have treatment in hospital as a private patient.

1 October 2025 - This webinar provided an overview of changes to financial reporting under the new Aged Care Act from 1 November 2025 for residential and Support at Home providers.

23 December 2025 - The Australian Government pays supplements to help residential aged care providers with the cost of meeting specific care needs. As a registered provider, you get supplements on behalf of eligible residents in your care.

18 December 2025 - Residents in permanent care may have to make an accommodation payment or contribution. Aged care providers must work out the correct amount of payment or contribution to charge based on the agreed room price, Services Australia advice and the payment method a resident chooses.

6 September 2024 - This webinar is for older Australians, their families and carers, and the aged care sector. It provides an update on the feedback we received on a new program for in-home aged care discussion paper. The webinar outlines the next steps for the reforms.

31 March 2026 - This supplement applies to non-specialised metropolitan residential care homes if they meet a minimum level of care minutes performance.

18 December 2025 - A resident’s fees will depend on the outcome of their means assessment and their negotiations with their aged care provider. See examples to better understand how Services Australia calculates fees and how the means assessment works for people entering residential care from 1 July 2014.

26 March 2026 - Registered providers of approved residential care homes receive the hotelling supplement to help meet the cost of providing everyday living services. This includes services such as catering, cleaning and laundry.

10 June 2025 - This webinar provides an update to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on in-home aged care reform.

17 October 2025 - Providers must publish the accommodation prices for their rooms on My Aged Care. If they want to charge above the maximum accommodation payment amount, they need approval to do so.