About residential aged care
Learn about residential aged care, why it’s important and how to become an approved provider.
Fees you can charge
Residents pay fees to help with the cost of their care, if they can afford it.
Manage services
All residential aged care providers must offer certain services to residents.
Funding for providers
To provide residential aged care, you need allocated places to get government subsidies and supplements.
Introducing pricing risk assessments
From Quarter 4 (April to June 2026), we will start ongoing pricing risk assessments to examine the impact of misreporting on residential aged care pricing.
We will review the reporting from a sample of providers and focus on key items in their Aged Care Financial Report.
These assessments are not a compliance activity. They are designed to make sure we better understand costs and fund the sector accurately.
Learn more about pricing risk assessments.
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Latest resources
Latest resources
Introduction to pricing risk assessments
Pricing risk assessments for residential aged care – fact sheet
Residential Care Service List and higher everyday living fee – Guidance for providers
Residential Care Service List
Related work
Australian National Aged Care Classification funding mode
The Australian Government provides subsidies to approved residential aged care providers through the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model.
Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurses in residential aged care
Residential aged care providers must provide residents with a minimum number of minutes of care per day, and have at least one registered nurse (RN) onsite and on duty at all times at each residential facility.
Star Ratings for residential aged care
Star Ratings can help older people in Australia and their representatives make more informed choices about their aged care. We have developed a Star Ratings system for residential aged care across Australia.