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Schedule of Fees and Charges for Pre-1 July 2014 Residential and Home Care Recipients
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.
Improving Home Care Pricing Information
This fact sheet will help care recipients to be better informed and take action about home care charges and services they are not satisfied with.
Monthly Update
The monthly update offers providers key updates that cover a range of items such as project statistic, system requirements and important reminders.
Budget 2022–23: Home care – supporting senior Australians to remain independent for longer
A Budget 2022–23 fact sheet.
Part of a collection: Funding reform resources, Budget 2022–23: Ageing and aged careSchedule of Fees and Charges for Residential and Home Care
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.
Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) – questions and answers
This document includes questions and answers for the Improved Payment Arrangements.
Provider Guide Better Practice Home Care Package Statement
This monthly statement template has been developed for HCP providers to improve the overall quality of HCP statements.
Part of a collection: Monthly Statement resourcesConsumer Guidance Understanding your Home Care Package statement
Home Care Packages have been designed to support a care recipient (you) to make informed choices on how to best use your Home Care Package funds to receive the services and items needed to remain independent and live well at home.
Part of a collection: Monthly Statement resourcesMonthly Financial Statement Template
This monthly statement template has been developed for HCP providers to improve the overall quality of HCP statements.
Part of a collection: Monthly Statement resourcesMonthly Statement resources
The Better Practice Home Care Packages (HCP) resources have been designed to support providers to improve the overall quality of their HCP statements, making it easier for care recipients to understand and be supported to make informed choices around the use of Package funds for their care.
Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) for home care – Subsidy estimator and unspent funds examples
The Subsidy Estimator and Unspent Funds Examples are guidance materials for home care providers on how claims will work under Improved Payment Arrangements.
Improved payment arrangements for home care – Self-managed care recipient fact sheet
This fact sheet provides updated information for recipient self-managed care.
Part of a collection: Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) for care recipientsImproved payment arrangements for home care – care recipient fact sheet
This fact sheet provides updated information for home care recipients.
Part of a collection: Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) for care recipientsImproved payment arrangements for home care – provider fact sheet
This fact sheet provides information for home care providers.
National summary of home care prices
To further improve the transparency of Home Care Package pricing for senior Australians, their families and carers, the Department of Health publishes national median prices for common home care services, care management and package management. This data is updated quarterly.
Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) for care recipients
This collection provides guidance materials for home care recipients on how Improved Payment Arrangements will affect them. This includes information for care recipients who self-manage.
Review and development of a specialisation verification framework for My Aged Care – Final report
This final report from Australian Healthcare Associates (AHA) outlines the results of a review into selecting special needs specialisations within the My Aged Care system's Find a Provider tool. It also discusses developing a framework to verify specialisations and research on ways to do this.
Guide to Combining Aged Care Services
Approved aged care providers should read this guide before submitting an application to combine residential care services.
Part of a collection: Management of Places Forms and Guidance Material for Approved ProvidersCoronavirus (COVID-19) Guide for Home Care Providers
This guide is for providers of aged care and disability services who offer home care and support services to older people living at home and people with disability living in the community. It provides information and guidance on how to stay safe from coronavirus (COVID-19).
National summary of home care prices – September 2021
To further improve the transparency of Home Care Package pricing for senior Australians, their families and carers, the Department of Health publishes national median prices for common home care services, care management and package management. This data is updated quarterly.
Part of a collection: National summary of home care pricesNational summary of home care prices – May 2021
To further improve the transparency of Home Care Package pricing for senior Australians, their families and carers, the Department of Health publishes national median prices for common home care services, care management and package management. This data is updated quarterly.
Part of a collection: National summary of home care pricesHome Care Packages Program Assurance Framework
The Home Care Packages (HCP) Program Assurance Framework outlines how the Department will conduct assurance of the program.
HCP Program Assurance Reviews – Explanatory notes
This document provides further information about the Home Care Packages (HCP) program assurance reviews and should be read together with HCP program Assurance Framework.
Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) Care Recipient letter
Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) Care Recipient letter
Part of a collection: Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) for care recipientsThis video provides updated information for home care recipients.
Part of a collection: Improved Payment Arrangements (IPA) for care recipients