Resources

A report on the financial performance of the Australian aged care sector for the 2020-21 financial year. It includes analysis of residential aged care, home care, and the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP).

A key findings infographic of the Financial Report on the Australian Aged Sector 2020–21. It includes analysis across residential aged care, home care, Commonwealth Home Support Programme, information access and residential care providers operational results.

We are consulting on draft strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards as part of the urgent review currently underway. This document provides a summary of the strengthened Quality Standards we are seeking your feedback on.

This communique summarises the fourth meeting of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce, held on 4 November 2022.

Slides to accompany the Employer Engagement webinars – Expanding the aged care workforce through Australian Apprenticeships (Traineeships)

The Minister for Health and Aged Care has requested an independent, high-level review of the Integrity of Medicare and the compliance mechanisms. The review will focus primarily on the Medical Benefits Scheme.

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.

We provided updates on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout for people with disability and disability support workers.

This presentation, delivered on 3 November 2022, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

This alert contains updates for disability service providers about the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

This presentation, delivered on 3 November 2022, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

These reports list the percentage of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by local government area (LGA).

This infographic issued on 4 November 2022 provides a weekly traffic light report of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation across Australia.

This report, and accompanying table, provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 19 September to 2 October 2022.

This report, and accompanying table, provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 3 October to 16 October 2022.

This poster, in Igbo, explains why you need a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.

This report summarises the main results of the Reducing Overuse of Diagnostic Imaging project. We collaborated with the Wiser Healthcare research consortium on this project .

This form is for submitting Disability Support for Older Australians (DSOA) client information.

This is an exposure draft of the proposed amendments to the Accountability Principles 2014 and Records Principles 2014 and the explanatory statement for these amendments. These amendments will support better provider governance and reporting arrangements.

This checklist includes all the key items health professionals should cover when talking to patients about bowel screening. These activities do not all need to be carried out by one health professional or all at the same time.

This summary report provides the key themes and outcomes resulting from consultation on the Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) transition. The transition is part of the Australian Government’s aged care reforms to provide older Australians with choice and control over their care.

This training guide covers key steps for practice staff and health professionals to implement and promote bowel cancer screening. Before you order or issue kits for the first time, both the person ordering kits AND the person issuing kits must read this short guide.

This report is an independent evaluation of the Patient Pathways Program (PPP) pilot.

This presentation, delivered on 27 October 2022, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

This data file contains statistical data about Australia's COVID-19 vaccinations.