Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurses in residential aged care

Approved providers of residential aged care services have mandatory care time responsibilities. Find information about the care minutes and the 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities.

Care minutes

All residential aged care services have mandatory care minutes. Read about the care minutes responsibility.

24/7 registered nurse responsibility

At least one registered nurse must be on-site and on duty at all times at each residential aged care facility. Read about the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.

24/7 registered nurse supplement

Approved providers may be eligible for a supplement to help meet the cost of employing more staff for the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility. Find out more, including the supplement rates.

Resources

See information and resources about the care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities.  

24/7 registered nurse reporting

Approved providers must report monthly on their registered nurse coverage at facilities for the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.

Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibility guide

This guide provides information about mandatory care minutes and the 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities.

Read the guide

24/7 registered nurses in aged care homes (consumer information)

This fact sheet helps older persons, their families and carers understand the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility for residential aged care.

Read the fact sheet

Care minutes in aged care homes (consumer information)

This fact sheet helps older persons, their families and carers understand the care minutes responsibility for residential aged care.

Read the fact sheet

Related work

Australian National Aged Care Classification funding model

The Australian Government provides subsidies to approved residential aged care providers through the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model.

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