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Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibility resources
This page contains links to information and resources about care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities for approved providers of residential aged care services.
Care Minutes Performance Statement guidance
These resources for residential aged care providers and their auditors to understand their responsibilities to prepare, audit and submit a Care Minutes Performance Statement.
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Resources
24/7 RN coverage tool
Dataset
This Excel document aims to help aged care providers identify gaps in 24/7 RN coverage. It contains instructions on how to calculate gaps in coverage for the reported month.
Frequently Asked Questions – 24/7 registered nurse responsibility
Fact sheet
This document contains Frequently Asked Questions about the 24/7 registered nurse (RN) responsibility, including answers to questions from webinars hosted by the Department of Health and Aged Care on 15 March, 12 April and 1 June 2023 and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission on 18 April 2023.
Quarterly Financial Snapshot of the aged care sector – Quarter 2 2023–24 – October to December 2023
Report
This snapshot provides information on the financial performance of the Australian aged care sector from 1 October to 31 December 2023. It includes analysis of residential care and home care.
24/7 registered nurse reporting – training video
Presentation
This training video for residential aged care providers explains how to report on the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.
Care time reporting assessments – model pack
Procedure
This Excel document aims to help guide aged care providers when submitting information and documents for a care time reporting assessment. It contains examples of calculations and workings for information and documents commonly requested.
Privacy notice – 24/7 registered nurse responsibility exemption change of circumstances – APP 5 Notice
Fact sheet
This privacy notice explains why we collect information in the notification of a change of circumstance for exemptions from the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.
24/7 registered nurse responsibility exemption change of circumstances form
Form
This form should be used by approved providers of residential facilities with an exemption from the 24/7 RN responsibility to notify the Department of any material changes to the alternative clinical care arrangements they have in place.
Letter from Minister for Aged Care the Hon. Anika Wells on care minutes compliance
Letter
Letter from Minister for Aged Care the Hon. Anika Wells to Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner Janet Anderson about care minutes compliance.
24/7 registered nurse responsibility exemption application form
Form
This form should be used by approved providers of eligible residential facilities to apply for an exemption from the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.
Residential aged care funding reform update – Webinar
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Webinar
This webinar gave the residential aged care sector an update on funding, the care minutes responsibility, the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility, and care time reporting.
Residential aged care 24/7 registered nurse responsibility: reporting, supplement and other information
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Webinar
This webinar provides information to the residential aged care sector on the new 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.
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