Status
Closed for applications on 10 August 2018. Results announced 8 March 2019.
Results: residential aged care and capital grants
The 2018–19 ACAR allocated:
- 13,500 residential aged care places — 65% for new services and 35% for existing services
- $60 million in capital grants
We received:
- applications seeking a total of 37,802 residential aged care places
- capital grants applications seeking a total of $394 million in funding
2018–19 ACAR Results: Residential Aged Care Places and Capital Grants
|
State or territory |
Residential places |
Estimated annual recurrent funding ($m) |
Capital grants ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
3,485 |
$234.2 |
$14.0 |
|
Vic |
1,521 |
$102.2 |
$9.9 |
|
Qld |
4,289 |
$288.2 |
$11.1 |
|
WA |
3,295 |
$221.4 |
$10.1 |
|
SA |
497 |
$33.4 |
$10.7 |
|
Tas |
161 |
$10.8 |
$4.2 |
|
ACT |
202 |
$13.5 |
- |
|
NT |
50 |
$3.4 |
- |
|
Total |
13,500 |
$907.1m |
$60m |
Results: short-term restorative care (STRC)
The 2018–19 ACAR allocated 775 STRC places. These take effect in 2018–19 (350 places) and 2019–20 (425 places).
We received 11,289 applications for STRC places.
2018–19 ACAR Results: Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
|
State or territory |
STRC places 2018–19 |
STRC places 2019–20 |
Total STRC places allocated |
Estimated annual recurrent funding ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
100 |
135 |
235 |
$17.6 |
|
Vic |
90 |
105 |
195 |
$14.6 |
|
Qld |
80 |
85 |
165 |
$12.3 |
|
WA |
35 |
40 |
75 |
$5.6 |
|
SA |
15 |
28 |
43 |
$3.2 |
|
Tas |
10 |
12 |
22 |
$1.6 |
|
ACT |
10 |
10 |
20 |
$1.5 |
|
NT |
10 |
10 |
20 |
$1.5 |
|
Total |
350 |
425 |
775 |
$58.2 |
Guidance documents
- 2018–19 ACAR Essential Guide
- 2018–19 ACAR Questions and Answers
- 2018–19 ACAR Targeting of Residential Aged Care Places
- 2018–19 ACAR General Feedback for Residential Places and Capital Grant Applicants
- 2018–19 ACAR SA3 Graphs (on the National Library Web Archive)
- 2018–19 ACAR Template Capital Grant Agreement