Care minutes
Read about the minimum care minutes requirement and how to report.
24/7 registered nurses
Read about the requirement for a residential facility to have an RN onsite and on duty at all times and how to report.
24/7 registered nurse supplement
Find out about the supplement to help approved providers employ extra RNs.
Reporting assessments
See how we check the accuracy of the care time information providers send us.
Changes to care minutes funding and financial reporting
When: Thursday 1 May, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (AEST).
The webinar will cover:
- upcoming changes to care minutes funding, coming into effect 1 October
- new requirements for an external audit for care minutes, commencing Aged Care Financial Report 2025-26
- other changes to the Aged Care Financial Report 2024-25 and 2025-26 and the Quarterly Financial Report 2025-26.
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Resources
Residential aged care financial reporting and care minutes funding update – Questions and answers
Questions and answers from the residential aged care funding reform update webinar held on 1 May 2025.
Residential aged care financial reporting and care minutes funding update – Webinar slides
Slides for the residential aged care financial reporting and care minutes funding update webinar.
Care minutes in aged care homes
This fact sheet helps older persons, their families and carers understand the care minutes requirement for residential aged care.
Care minutes funding estimator
This estimator will help non-specialised metropolitan residential aged care homes estimate how much care minutes supplement they could receive from April 2026 based on care minutes performance.
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