Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibility resources

24/7 registered nurse exemption

• 24/7 registered nurse responsibility exemption application form

  3 April 2023

  Form

• 24/7 registered nurse responsibility exemption change of circumstances form

  30 October 2023

  Form

• Alternative skills mix use in specialised homeless residential aged care services – Evaluation report

  26 September 2025

  Report

Calculator

• Care minutes target calculator

  12 September 2025

  Procedure

• Care minutes funding estimator

  12 September 2025

  Template

Dashboards

• Care minutes in residential aged care dashboard

  3 July 2025

  Infographic

• Registered nurse coverage in residential aged care dashboard

  30 June 2025

  Infographic

Data

• Care minutes targets in residential aged care by service (financial year 2025-26)

  22 September 2025

  Dataset

• Service-level care minutes performance in residential aged care January to March 2025 (2024-25 Financial Year Quarter 3)

  22 August 2025

  Dataset

• Provider-level care minutes performance (from October 2023)

  2 October 2024

  Dataset

• 24/7 RN coverage tool

  29 July 2024

  Dataset

Fact sheets

• Care minutes in aged care homes

  7 March 2025

  Fact sheet

• 24/7 registered nurses in aged care homes

  7 March 2025

  Fact sheet

• Care minutes in residential aged care – information for workers

  8 October 2024

  Fact sheet

Guidance

• Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities – guides for residential aged care providers

  12 September 2025

  Guideline

• Quarterly Financial Report and Aged Care Financial Report – Residential Care Labour Costs and Hours Data Validation Guide

  8 August 2025

  Presentation

• Care time reporting assessments – model pack

  24 May 2024

  Procedure

• Changes coming to care minutes funding

  12 September 2025

  Fact sheet

Letters

• Letter from Minister for Aged Care the Hon. Anika Wells on care minutes compliance

  28 September 2023

  Letter

• Letter to aged care providers from the Minister for Aged Care about care minutes – 1 October 2024

  2 October 2024

  Letter

Research

• Alternative arrangements for residential aged care staffing responsibilities – Final report

  6 March 2024

  Report

Questions and answers

• Quarterly Financial Report – Residential Care Labour Costs and Hours reporting – Frequently asked questions

  28 July 2025

  Fact sheet

• Questions and answers from the Mandatory Care Minutes webinar – 5 September 2023

  1 December 2023

  Fact sheet

• Residential aged care funding reform update – Questions and answers

  29 October 2024

  Fact sheet

• Residential aged care financial reporting and care minutes funding update  – Questions and answers

  21 May 2025

  Fact sheet

• Quarterly Financial Report – Residential Care Labour Costs and Hours reporting – Frequently asked questions

  28 July 2025

  Fact sheet

Webinar

• Residential aged care 24/7 registered nurse responsibility: reporting, supplement and other information

  Video

• Residential aged care funding reform update – Webinar

  Wednesday 18 Sep 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00pm AEST

  Webinar

• Residential aged care financial reporting and care minutes funding update  – Webinar

  Thursday 1 May 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00pm AEST

  Webinar

Video

• 24/7 registered nurse reporting – training video

  Video

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