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Higher Everyday Living Fee fact sheet
This fact sheet explains the Higher Everyday Living Fee (HELF) that will be introduced on 1 November 2025. It includes useful information on the new fee and the transition from previous arrangements for both providers and consumers.
Residential aged care funding assessments dashboard
This dashboard provides users with information on the progress of residential aged care funding assessments.
Influenza Vaccination Rates in Residential Aged Care – 10 October 2025
This table provides influenza vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.
Residential aged care residents COVID-19 vaccination rates – 8 October 2025
This table provides COVID-19 vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia over the past 12 months, using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes – 10 October 2025
This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes – 3 October 2025
This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.
Schedule of contributions for Support at Home services
This schedule applies to people receiving care through the Support at Home program from 1 November 2025.
Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC) – Pharmacist fact sheet
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and the Australian Digital Health Agency are working with eNRMC software vendors to ensure electronic prescribing enabled eNRMC systems are available by 1 October 2025.
Electronic National Residential Medication Chart (eNRMC) – Key dates for eNRMC electronic prescribing transition
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and the Australian Digital Health Agency have worked closely with software vendors over the past 3 years to develop electronic prescribing capabilities and enhanced safety features within eNRMC systems.
Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC) – Transition to electronic prescribing and end of Transitional Agreement
This document provides an overview of the revised timeframes for eNRMC systems to achieve electronic prescribing conformance and for aged care services to transition.
Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC) – Conformance status tracker
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and the Australian Digital Health Agency (Agency) are working with eNRMC software vendors to ensure conformant eNRMC systems with electronic prescribing capability are available during October 2025.
Approved providers with an exemption from the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility
This webpage lists approved providers with an exemption from the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility in residential aged care.
Registered nurse coverage in residential aged care dashboard
This dashboard provides users with high level information on 24/7 registered nurse coverage in residential aged care.
QI Program file upload template
These file upload templates are for uploading QI Program data through the Government Provider Management System (GPMS) for multiple services at a time using the bulk upload functionality. Commercial benchmarking organisations can also use them to submit QI Program data on behalf of their clients.
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes – 26 September 2025
This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.
Alternative skills mix use in specialised homeless residential aged care services – Evaluation report
This evaluation report presents the findings into the service model and staffing skills mix of specialised homeless aged care homes. The report gives recommendations about models of care, skills mix and care minutes, monitoring and reporting.
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes – 19 September 2025
This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.
Residential-based aged care services and staff accommodation list of successful grant applicants
This publication provides information on successful applicants in the ACCAP round, including the amount of the grant, provider and service details as well as geographical and remoteness information.
Base interest rate (BIR) and maximum permissible interest rate (MPIR) for residential aged care
View the current and previous BIR and MPIR for residential aged care. Find out which rate to use to calculate accommodation payments and contributions and interest amounts.
Influenza Vaccination Rates in Residential Aged Care – 12 September 2025
This table provides influenza vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes – 12 September 2025
This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.
Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN ACC) – Specialised status guide for residential aged care approved providers
The guide provides information to approved providers on the AN-ACC funding model in relation to specialised status.
Residential aged care residents COVID-19 vaccination rates – 12 September 2025
This table provides COVID-19 vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia over the past 12 months, using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes – 5 September 2025
This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.
Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC) and My Health Record (MHR) Webinar Update – 12 August 2025
This document provides responses to frequently asked questions we received that were not addressed during this session, and a summary of the answers discussed in the recording.
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