Reforming in-home aged care resources

We are committed to delivering in-home aged care reforms that will serve the needs of all older people, their families and carers – now and into the future.

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions from the fourth reforming in-home aged care webinar held on 18 May 2023.

This presentation contains the slides presented at the Reforming in-home aged care update webinar.

The department is considering how best to deliver an assistive technologies and home modifications scheme in the new in-home aged care program. This report reflects the output from a co-design process with older people, their families and carers, industry professionals and government stakeholders.

Read the slides that were shown during a webinar for Reforming in-home aged care update, held on 7 December 2022.

This fact sheet is the first in a series to help prepare older people in Australia who are supported by Commonwealth funded in-home aged care services, and their families and carers to transition to the new program.

Presentation from the new program for in-home aged care discussion paper – Industry Q and A session.

A summary of a new program for in-home aged care discussion paper and submission process.

This Easy Read fact sheet has information about changes to in-home aged care and how we want to make it better.

This fact sheet is the first in a series to assist aged care service providers prepare for upcoming changes in transition to the new in-home aged care program. It covers considerations for financial and business systems, workforce, care management and changes to legal rights and responsibilities.

This report details the outcomes of co-design workshops exploring the future roles and responsibilities of the care manager. It provides recommendations for how this service might be structured so it best meets the needs of the aged care system in Australia.

This discussion paper canvasses key issues in the design of reforms to in-home aged care. It seeks the views of older Australians, their families and carers, the aged care sector, and any other community stakeholders on 5 key areas for the design of a new in-home aged care program.

An overview of the common themes and recommendations from the Service List Survey responses and what the department will do next.

We engaged Deloitte Access Economics to conduct a data study of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) to better understand variations across the states, territories, markets and consumer groups. This report presents the highlights and main patterns from the data analysis.

A report on the findings of the Home Care Packages provider survey. Information includes the types, volume and cost of care and services delivered under the program.

HealthConsult’s report identifying and evaluating options to develop an Assessment, Classification and Funding model for the varied needs of older people and their informal carers at home and in the community.