Resources

This guide is for aged care providers who offer home care services to older people living at home. It provides information and guidance on how to stay safe from coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG) have developed these national guidelines for COVID-19 infection prevention and control in residential care facilities in Australia.

An information sheet for residential care facilities about how to manage an outbreak of COVID-19 within the facility.

An information sheet about flu vaccination requirements that have been put in place to protect residents of aged care facilities against coronavirus (COVID-19).

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 user guide is for aged care organisations who need to authorise new users in Relationship Authorisation Manager.

This user guide for aged care service providers and assessors provides instructions on migrating AUSkey users to Relationship Authorisation Manager. This function will not be supported after 27 March 2020.

This user guide for aged care service providers and assessors provides instructions on connecting a myGovID to a My Aged Care account.

This fact sheet provides information for organisations using the My Aged Care system, who need to move their AUSkey users to the myGovID and Relationship Authorisation Manager systems.

My Aged Care users who currently use AUSkey to authenticate their login to My Aged Care need to move to the new method. The new process involves the myGovID service and Relationship Authorisation Manager. This fact sheet explains the impact of this change on My Aged Care users.

This fact sheet outlines the key user roles in the My Aged Care and Relationship Authorisation Manager systems.

This fact sheet contains a list of key terms used in the My Aged Care – Getting started with myGovID and Relationship Authorisation Manager resource collection.

This schedule applies to residential and home care recipients who first entered care on or after 1 July 2014. It also applies to those who entered care before this date and have chosen to be covered by the 1 July 2014 arrangements.

This schedule applies to residential and home care recipients who first entered care before 1 July 2014 and have not chosen to be covered by the 1 July 2014 fee arrangements. It includes basic daily fees, income-tested fees, and rates and charges that apply to residents.

An information sheet for residential aged care workers about how to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

This letter is from the Chief Medical Officer to aged care providers. It’s on the COVID-19 outbreak and outlines the Australian Government's current and future support for the central role aged care providers play in our national response.

The Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) have developed these national guidelines for the prevention, control and public health management of COVID-19 outbreaks in residential care facilities in Australia.

This fact sheet is for general practitioners. It provides an overview of the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program and your role as a GP.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program and your role as a clinical and care team member.

This manual helps approved providers of Home Care Packages to understand their responsibilities. It provides information about fees and charges, care planning, package inclusions and exclusions, package budgets, reporting and responding to special needs.

Residential aged care providers use this business case template to apply for grants under the Business Improvement Fund.

This fact sheet gives information about the Business Improvement Fund, which helps residential aged care providers at risk of not meeting residents' needs due to severe financial difficulty.

This letter is from the Chief Medical Officer to aged care providers. It's on the importance of infection control and health emergency planning in residential care.