Publications

This fact sheet explains how we are reforming aged care assessments to make it easier for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to enter aged care and access different services as your needs change.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

This report is to provide an analysis of stakeholder feedback received.

The Australian Government is boosting funding for all CHSP providers delivering meal services to alleviate cost pressures. This fact sheet outlines what providers and older people need to know.

‘These are the presentation slides for the Introduction of 3 new staffing quality indicators webinar held on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024.

This toolkit provides information and communication materials from the national Own It campaign.
All material in this toolkit is in English.

This toolkit provides communication materials on cervical screening directly targeted toward women and people with a cervix from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

This toolkit provides communication materials on cervical screening directly targeted toward women and people with a cervix who speak Arabic.
Note: Content in this toolkit is in English and Arabic.

This toolkit provides communication materials on cervical screening directly targeted toward women and people with a cervix who are from Hindi and Punjabi speaking backgrounds.

This toolkit provides communication materials on cervical screening directly targeted toward women and people with a cervix who speak Mandarin.
Note: Content in this toolkit is in English and Mandarin.

This toolkit provides communication materials on cervical screening directly targeted toward women and people with disability.
Note: All content in this toolkit is in English.

This toolkit provides communication materials on cervical screening directly targeted toward women and people with a cervix from the LGBTQ+ community.
Note: All content in this toolkit is in English.