Search

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.

3 September 2024 - As an approved provider, you must meet price transparency requirements, including publishing your prices on My Aged Care and providing your pricing schedule to your care recipients. Find out how to publish prices and what should be in your pricing schedule.

29 April 2025 - Subsidies are for approved providers of home care, residential aged care and flexible care. The Australian Government pays subsidies on behalf of each person receiving government-subsidised aged care. The Government also pays supplements to help with the cost of meeting specific care needs.

20 March 2025 - This Tech Talk brought you the latest updates from our digital transformation program. Attendees heard about our digital transformation work with updates on aged care reform including Support at Home, as well as an update from the Business to Government (B2G) project.

3 September 2024 - You must enter into a written Home Care Agreement with a care recipient before you can start providing services to them. Find out how to prepare an agreement and what to include.

29 April 2025 - Lung cancer screening will be available to eligible individuals from July 2025. Check if you're eligible for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program and learn how the process will work.

11 November 2024 - This manual helps approved providers of Home Care Packages to understand their responsibilities. It provides information about fees and charges, care planning, package inclusions and exclusions, package budgets, reporting and responding to special needs.

29 April 2025 - Approved providers of residential aged care receive the hotelling supplement to help meet the cost of providing everyday living services. This includes services such as catering, cleaning and laundry.

2 March 2025 - Care management charges must be reasonable and justifiable. They are capped at 20% of the Home Care Package level. The department monitor these changes to ensure that providers are meeting their requirements. Find out how to charge for these services and comply with price caps.

6 September 2024 - Approved providers must set prices for Home Care Package services in line with aged care legislation and consumer law. Find out how to set prices, what you can’t do, and what happens if your prices differ from what you have published.