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.
1 October changes to care minutes targets and 24/7 RN supplement
Care minutes for each AN-ACC class will be updated in line with changes to AN-ACC classifications from 1 October 2025. These will inform care minutes targets from the October to December 2025 quarter onwards.
The 24/7 RN supplement will be adjusted to reflect changes in RN costs.
Learn more about the residential aged care funding changes.
Linking care minutes to care funding
From October to December 2025, care minutes delivered by non-specialised aged care homes in metropolitan areas will determine their care minutes supplement from April 2026. Providers that meet their care minutes targets will see no funding changes.
For more information see Changes coming to care minutes funding.
New audit requirements for Care Minutes Performance Statement
Starting in the 2025-26 Aged Care Financial Report, all residential aged care providers will be required to prepare and submit a new Care Minutes Performance Statement.
Providers must also engage a registered company auditor to complete an audit of their Care Minutes Performance Statement.
To better understand new reporting requirements and how to prepare, refer to the Care Minutes Performance Statement guidance.
Changes under the new Aged Care Act
From 1 November 2025, all co-located services currently operating as a single residential aged care home for the purposes of the 24/7 RN responsibility will become separate homes.
You must ensure there is at least one registered nurse available at each home at all times unless you formally combine them into one home ahead of time.
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Resources
Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities – guides for residential aged care providers
Care minutes funding estimator
Changes coming to care minutes funding
