Navigating the reforms

We are supporting the aged care reforms with information and materials to help you understand what is changing, what you may need to do and when. Dates and information on this page will be updated regularly and are subject to change.

Find out how we are making changes to aged care to deliver person-centred care for older people.

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  • January 2025

    • New Aged Care Act: A GPMS guide to digital changes for providers

      The GPMS guide to digital changes for providers outlines the key digital changes that providers will experience in the lead up to the implementation of the new Act.

      • All providers
      • Resources
    • New Regulatory Model – Questions and answers

      A short update on the new regulatory model with dedicated time for providers to ask questions and understand how the new regulatory model will work. 

      Webinar date: Thursday 30 Jan 2025 2:00 pm to 3:00pm AEDT

      • All providers
      • Webinar
    • Consultation on the new Aged Care Act

      • All providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Workers
      • Volunteers
      • Assessors
      • Navigation and advocacy
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Other healthcare
      • Government
      • Technology enablers
      • Consultation
    • Palliative care in aged care

      • All providers
      • MPS providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Assessors
      • Navigation and advocacy
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Other healthcare
      • Resources
      • Training
    • Palliative care in aged care

      Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) Aged Care - Tailored education and training opportunities and ongoing mentorship to aged care providers, and staff delivering care in any setting across Australia. 

      • All providers
      • Workers
      • Resources
      • Training
    • National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program

      • Residential providers
      • Workers
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Resources
    • Residential Care program

      Have your say on the proposed Residential Care Services List.

      • All providers
      • Consultation
  • February 2025

    • Digital Transformation Tech Talk

      Hear from Services Australia about Support at Home integrations, how Uniting Care is using AI to support their care services, and our planned digital roadmap in preparation for new Aged Care Act on 1 July.

      Webinar date: Wednesday 19 Feb, 2pm – 3:30pm AEDT

      • Webinar
      • All providers
      • Workers
      • Volunteers
      • Technology enablers
      • Residential providers
      • In home care providers
      • Transitional care providers
      • CHSP providers
      • NATSIFAC providers
      • MPS providers
      • Assessors
      • Navigation and advocacy
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Other healthcare
      • Government
    • Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission - Sector Readiness Plan

      The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has prepared a high-level Sector Readiness Plan to assist the aged care sector in preparing for the new Aged Care Act. The plan provides a summary of the key resources that will be made available by the Commission over the coming months. 

      • Resources
      • All providers
      • Residential providers
      • In home care providers
      • CHSP providers
      • NATSIFAC providers
      • MPS providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Workers
      • Volunteers
      • Assessors
      • Navigation and advocacy
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Other healthcare
      • Government
      • Technology enablers
    • New aged care regulatory model: Let’s answer your questions – Presentation slides

      See what you have missed on the new aged care regulatory model, plus links to more information and further resources. 

      • Resources
      • All providers
      • Residential providers
      • Transitional care providers
      • In home care providers
      • CHSP providers
      • NATSIFAC providers
      • MPS providers
      • Peak and representative organisations
    • Understanding the new Financial & Prudential Standards

      The new Financial and Prudential Standards will commence with the introduction of the new Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025. The new Standards set out the minimum requirements for good financial and prudential management of aged care providers. They are also designed to manage risks to people receiving care and the public.  

      The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, Liz Hefren-Webb will host this webinar.

      Webinar date: Tuesday 18 February 2pm AEDT

      • Webinar
      • All providers
    • Residential care fees and means testing webinar

      This webinar will give aged care providers and older people, families and carers an overview of how residential care fees are changing under the Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025.

      Webinar date: Tuesday 11 Feb 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm AEDT

      • Webinar
      • Residential providers
      • Older people, family and carers
    • First Nations Aged Care Assessments

      The department will fund First Nations assessment organisations to provide culturally safe, trauma aware and healing informed aged care assessments. This will empower older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access aged care services that meet their needs.

      • Resources
      • All providers
      • Residential providers
      • Transitional care providers
      • In home care providers
      • CHSP providers
      • NATSIFAC providers
      • MPS providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Workers
      • Volunteers
      • Assessors
      • Navigation and advocacy
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Other healthcare
      • Government
    • Transforming Aged Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – Community Booklet

      This booklet provides a pictorial summary of the Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Andrea Kelly’s Report to Government. 

      • Release
      • All providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Workers
      • Volunteers
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Residential providers
      • Transitional care providers
      • In home care providers
      • CHSP providers
      • NATSIFAC providers
      • Assessors
      • Other healthcare
      • MPS providers
    • Consultation on the new Aged Care Act

      • All providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Workers
      • Volunteers
      • Assessors
      • Navigation and advocacy
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Other healthcare
      • Government
      • Technology enablers
      • Consultation
    • Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner - Final Report to Government

      The Report outlines key findings and recommendations based on feedback received from older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and communities, service providers and peak bodies.

      • Release
      • All providers
      • Residential providers
      • Transitional care providers
      • In home care providers
      • CHSP providers
      • NATSIFAC providers
      • MPS providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Workers
      • Volunteers
      • Assessors
      • Navigation and advocacy
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Other healthcare
      • Government
    • Palliative care in aged care

      Palliative care education and training for providers and the workforce.

      • All providers
      • Workers
      • Assessors
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Resources
      • Training
    • Palliative care in aged care

      How Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP) supports residential aged care facilities in the use of standardised patient assessments and symptom response protocols in their facilities. 

      • All providers
      • Resources
      • Training
    • Support at Home program - Handbook

      This handbook outlines core components to assist Home Care Packages Program and Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) Programme providers to prepare to transition to Support at Home.

      • Resources
      • In home care providers
      • CHSP providers
    • New Aged Care Act: A GPMS guide to digital changes for providers

      The guide provides greater transparency about providers’ finances and operations and helps older people, their families and carers to make informed decisions about their care and selecting the right provider.

      • All providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Resources
    • Grant opportunity – Support at Home and new Aged Care Act Transition Support Grant

      Home Care Package and Commonwealth Home Support Programme Providers are eligible to receive $10,000 (excl GST) of one-off funding towards the cost of upgrading IT systems.

      Applications close: Tuesday 25 Feb 2pm AEDT

      • Resources
      • In home care providers
      • CHSP providers
  • March 2025

    • Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission - Sector Readiness Plan

      The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has prepared a high-level Sector Readiness Plan to assist the aged care sector in preparing for the new Aged Care Act. The plan provides a summary of the key resources that will be made available by the Commission over the coming months. 

      • Resources
      • All providers
      • Residential providers
      • In home care providers
      • CHSP providers
      • NATSIFAC providers
      • MPS providers
      • Older people, family and carers
      • Workers
      • Volunteers
      • Assessors
      • Navigation and advocacy
      • Peak and representative organisations
      • Other healthcare
      • Government
      • Technology enablers
    • New Aged Care Act: A GPMS guide to digital changes for providers

      The GPMS guide to digital changes for providers outlines the key digital changes that providers will experience in the lead up to the implementation of the new Act. 

      • Resources
      • All providers