Publications

This guide explains how aged care needs assessors can register clients and have those clients referred for assessment in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This guide explains how team leaders can accept, reject, transfer and change the priority of assessment referrals.

This guide lists common keyboard shortcuts to make it easier for assessors to navigate the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This guide helps aged care needs assessors to use the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) access and complete an assessment in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This guide helps aged care needs assessors refer older Australians for service recommendations made in the client’s support plan, based on the client’s preferred service provider and location preferences in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This guide helps Aged care needs assessors understand the tasks and notifications feature of the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This guide helps assessment delegates complete the decision process in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This guide explains to assessment delegates and clinical aged care needs assessors on how to enter all the details for older people to receive Home Care Packages in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This guide explains how clinical aged care needs assessors and assessment delegates should enter and manage Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) details in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This guide explains to assessment organisation staff about the administrative functions that can be performed in the assessment delegate support role in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

A list of assessment organisations that deliver aged care needs assessments and residential aged care funding assessments in Australia.

This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally. The report includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, testing and PPE provided to affected services.

In November 2023, we engaged Nous Consortium to undertake the National Review of First Nations Health Care in Prisons. This report presents evidence and recommendations for systemic reform to improve health care for First Nations people in places of detention and on release.

This Easy Read fact sheet explains how we're making it easier to get aged care services.

This communique is published following each meeting of the MBS Review Advisory Committee (MRAC). It summarises the meeting outcomes, progress on current reviews and advice about upcoming reviews.

Health Ministers met in Hobart today to discuss several health system reform priorities including the National Health Reform Agreement negotiations, health workforce reform, First Nations Health Care in Prisons, aged care, urgent care, and the current mpox outbreak.

These are the presentation slides for the in-home aged care update webinar held on 5 December 2024.

Health Ministers are very pleased to announce new appointments and reappointments of Chairs, practitioner members and community members to fill vacancies arising across 13 National Boards regulating health professions under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme)

Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) data definitions for aged care providers to refer to when completing their QFR submissions each quarter.

The National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034 is Australia’s national dementia policy framework. It aims to improve the lives and care of people living with dementia, their carers and families over the next 10 years.

A framework that outlines how Australian, state and territory governments will monitor and report progress on the 8 high-level actions in the National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034.

An overview of the National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034, including a summary and 8 high-level actions.

A summary of the vision, purpose and actions contained in the National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034.

This document contains a list of all successful applicants in the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program Residential-based Aged Care Services grant opportunity, including Organisation, Service, Grant amount and location.

This document provides feedback for unsuccessful applicants in the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program Residential-based Aged Care Services grant opportunity.