Resources

We are making changes to residential aged care so senior Australians will have more choice. Find out about the changes and what they will mean for you.

This infographic shows the number of flu (influenza) vaccinations reported to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) during 2022–2025, since 1 March.

This strategy outlines the required capabilities and minimum training requirements for the My Aged Care workforce.

This booklet is aimed at older people and their families and carers. It contains information about the Support at Home program.

This summary provides an overview of the feedback received from stakeholders to develop and refine the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines.

This document provides information on how the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing undertakes cost recovery for administration of private health insurance second-tier default benefits eligibility.

This fact sheet contains details of changes to the Practice Incentives Program – Indigenous Health Incentive (PIP-IHI) that will apply from 1 July 2025.

These guidelines outline how private hospitals can apply for second-tier default benefits eligibility and the assessment criteria. It also explains how we administer eligibility.

This form is for private hospitals to apply for second-tier default benefits eligibility.

The schedule lists the daily rates of subsidies and supplements for government-subsidised aged care. It includes rates for home care, residential aged care, transition care and short-term restorative care (STRC).

This report provides insight from the monitoring and evaluation activity covering the first six months of implementation of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive.

Advice for health providers and other users of the Medicare Benefits Schedule on the interpretation and application of MBS items, explanatory notes and associated legislation, to assist them in billing Medicare correctly.

Advice for health providers and other users of the Medicare Benefits Schedule on the interpretation and application of MBS items, explanatory notes and associated legislation, to assist them in billing Medicare correctly.

This legal document sets out the conditions that registered Australian health funds must comply with to provide Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) policies.

This resource provides easy-to-read information on common reactions that may occur after vaccinations.

This fact sheet provides an overview and answers frequently asked questions about changes to Home Care Package administration and management charges, implemented 1 January 2023.

Life Saving Drugs Program (LSDP) Expert Panel (the panel) agenda for the 17th meeting on 25 July 2025.

This document outlines how the Integrated Team Care Program works, and how funded organisations should implement and manage funded activities.

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.

Information for physicians on referring patients with suspected mpox. It also includes how to safely and correctly collect and transport specimens.

The Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Reference Group (NMSRG) was established to enable key nursing and midwifery experts to provide comment and advice to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (the Department) and the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer (CNMO) on relevant nursing and midwife