Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) news

Your Aged Care Update #35: Provider operations reporting due 31 October, Webinar: Provider Governance reforms and more.

Your Aged Care Update #24: New reporting requirements for residential and approved home care providers using GPMS, Consultation on new model for regulating aged care now closed and more.

Your Aged Care Update #24: Webinar reminder: greater transparency about aged care providers and services – new reporting requirements, reforming in-home aged care webinar recording and FAQs now available and more.

In this issue, Minister Wells outlines the future of reform, Aged Care Reform Roadmap has been released and more.

In this issue, Support at Home program to commence from 1 July 2025, Get involved: Provider workforce survey opens tomorrow.

In this issue, news about the reforms, sector news, information for home care providers and residential care providers.

The Australian Government is investing $11.3 billion to fund the Fair Work Commission’s decision for a 15 per cent increase to award wages.

We will be opening a new grant opportunity for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers to apply for funding to meet the costs associated with increases in the Fair Work Commission award wage.

The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care is currently delivering a significant program of aged care reforms together with the aged care sector. Our vision is to ensure aged care is delivered with security, dignity, quality and humanity.

In this issue, Reminder: Star Ratings provider preview ending, New Government Provider Management System for residential aged care providers and more

Your Aged Care Update #13: Star Ratings provider previews, volunteer training survey, latest HCP data report, and more.

Your Aged Care Update #12: new GPMS portal, financial reporting for Quarter 3, free business or workforce reviews, and more.

Your Aged Care Update #11: Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill, new Quality Indicators for residential aged care, and more

Your Aged Care update #09: updated Home Care Package pricing report, palliative care resources, surveys and more

Your Aged Care Update #04: aged care research grants, Residents' Experience Surveys to begin, and more.

Your Aged Care Update #32: Minister's message, SIRS resources for home care, operational hours over holiday period, and more.

Your Aged Care Update #31: Star Ratings previews released, Have your say: Exposure Draft of the Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill and more.

What’s new: Recording of COVID-19 aged care update webinar, Festive season resources for providers and more.

Your Aged Care Update #27: Consultation closing soon on the revised Aged Care Quality Standards, Serious Incident Response Scheme updates, and more.

Your Aged Care update #20: Aged Care Quality Standards consultation webinar, Consultation on a new approach to regulating aged care, Pulse survey; Webinar recording on aged care reforms – a regulatory perspective; AN-ACC funding guide, training videos and Services Australia AN-ACC webinar.

The department will host a webinar for Sector Support and Development (SSD) providers at 2 3pm AEST on Wednesday 17 August 2022.

To help aged care providers prepare for new quarterly reporting requirements, we are hosting a second free technical webinar on the Quarterly Financial Report (QFR).

This alert provides important updates for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers, including the updated CHSP manual, changes to SCHADS Award, and current grant opportunities.

We have developed additional fact sheets to help Aged care providers understand the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) 2022‑23 extension and transition to the Support at Home Program from 1 July 2023.