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To further improve the transparency of Home Care Package pricing for senior Australians, their families and carers, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing publishes national median prices for common home care services, care management and package management. This data is updated quarterly.

To further improve the transparency of Home Care Package pricing for senior Australians, their families and carers, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing publishes national median prices for common home care services, care management and package management. This data is updated quarterly.

This communique summarises the meeting of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review Implementation Advisory Group held on 21 March 2025.

The HTA Review IAG Chair provided a presentation to webinar attendees on the HTA Review process and the IAG’s role.

You can ask older people accessing aged care services in the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP) to help pay for their services in certain situations. The fees you can charge are different from other aged care programs.

If you are an older person accessing aged care services under the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP), you may be asked to contribute to the costs and pay some fees.

Under the new Aged Care Act (the new Act), you must keep records and report on the services you provide under the MPSP.

This fact sheet provides guidance for aged care providers on access to aged care services under the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP) when the new Aged Care Act (the new Act) starts from 1 November 2025.

If you are an older person accessing aged care services under the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP), you may be asked to contribute to the costs and pay some fees.

Aged care services delivered under the in the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP) are regulated to ensure providers meet their obligations under the new Aged Care Act (the new Act) and their MPSP agreements.

If you are an older person living in a rural or remote part of Australia, you may be able to access services through the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP). This fact sheet explains how to apply.

If you decide to leave the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP) and access other aged care services, you might need to wait for services to become available and could pay higher fees.

This document gives business guidance on claims and payments for providers who will be operating under Support at Home from 1 November 2025.

A dataset for provider-level care minutes performance in residential care for Q1 to Q4 2024–25.

This publication includes data about Rural Support and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Programs.

This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.

A Quarterly Financial Reporting non-uploadable template for aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their financial information.

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

This guidance is designed to help aged care providers identify issues with data submitted in the Quarterly Financial Report and Aged Care Financial Report
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This guide is designed to help approved providers (providers) of residential aged care, home care, multi-purpose services (MPS), and short-term restorative care (STRC) complete their Aged Care Financial Report (ACFR).

This face-to-face training package is designed to support facilitators delivering sessions on the changes that impact older people under the new Aged Care Act. 

Older people, their families and carers can download this checklist of training opportunities to keep track of their learning on the new Aged Care Act.

Aged care providers can download this checklist of training opportunities to keep track of their learning on the new Aged Care Act.

Aged care workers and volunteers can download this checklist of training opportunities to keep track of their learning on the new Aged Care Act.