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Webinar 1: Aged Care Reforms – Impacts on the Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) program and providers – Recording
Resources › Videos13 August 2024 - This webinar was held on 8 May 2024 and provides updates on the aged care context and the MPS, upcoming changes, MPS and the new Aged Care Act, registration as a provider under the new Act, questions and answers.
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Third-party services for Home Care Packages
Our work › Home Care Packages Program › Delivering Home Care Packages Program services3 September 2024 - You can use third-party services to meet the needs of your care recipients if you cannot provide them yourself. You are still responsible for ensuring the services meet the Aged Care Quality Standards. Find out how you can use third parties and how to charge for their services.
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Webinar 6: Multi-Purpose Services Program Aged Care Reforms – Impacts on the MPSP and providers – 28 February 2025
Resources › Webinars16 April 2025 - This webinar was held on 28 February 2025 and provides instructions on MPSP reforms and updates, MPSP subsidies and client fees, transitional arrangements (preparing for client data collection) and questions and answers.
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Accommodation supplement for aged care
Topics › Aged care › Providing aged care services › Funding for aged care service providers17 February 2025 - This supplement helps people in residential aged care who can’t pay their full accommodation costs. Find out who’s eligible to get this supplement and how much you get on behalf of eligible residents.
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Accommodation payments and contributions for residential aged care
Our work › Residential aged care › Charging for residential aged care9 April 2025 - Residents in permanent care may have to make an accommodation payment or contribution. You 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 your resident chooses.
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Capping Home Care Package Administration and Management Charges – 1 December 2022
Resources › Webinars12 June 2023 - This webinar is for Home Care Package providers. It will provide an update on pricing changes commencing 1 January 2023.
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Annual health check for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander – podcast – Ngiare Brown part 1
Resources › Videos29 June 2021 - This is the first part of a 2-part podcast hosted by Mayrah Sonter and featuring Dr Ngiare Brown talking about the benefits of a regular 715 health check.
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Fees for residential respite care
Our work › Residential aged care › Charging for residential aged care16 May 2024 - Residential aged care providers can ask people in government-subsidised residential respite care to pay some fees. These fees are different from what you can charge for permanent residential care.
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Become a second-tier default benefits eligible hospital
Topics › Private health insurance › Operating rules for private health insurers and providers31 July 2024 - Insurers pay second-tier default benefits for private hospital treatment if they do not have an agreement with the hospital and the hospital is second-tier default benefits eligible. Hospitals must apply to be assessed and found eligible.
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Webinar 4: Aged Care Reforms – Impacts on the MPS Program and Providers
Resources › Webinars5 December 2024 - The fourth webinar in the series provides updates on the Assessment Experience project, eligibility and assessment arrangements under the New Aged Care Act, transitional arrangements for people accessing the Multi-Purpose Services Program (MPS) program and preparing for transition.