Resources

This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

The Statement of Expectations sets out the role for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission in preparing the sector for the new Aged Care Act.

This document outlines the updates to the LSDP’s testing requirements for Pompe disease, Gaucher disease (type 1), and mucopolysaccharidosis types I, II, and VI arising from the LSDP Expert Panel’s Medicines Reviews Recommendations.

This fact sheet supports care recipients to understand their monthly statement and the responsible use of Home Care Package funds. It accompanies the Care Recipient Guidance – Understanding your Home Care Package statement.

These are the presentation slides for the Residential aged care funding reform update webinar held on September 18 2024.

Treating physicians use this form to reapply each year for a patient to receive ongoing LSDP medication for hereditary tyrosinaemia (type 1).

Treating physicians use this form to reapply each year for a patient to receive ongoing LSDP medication for Gaucher disease.

This report outlines the evaluation of evidence on the clinical effectiveness of naturopathy supplements as part of the Natural Therapies Review 2024.

This updated annual report of Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data outlines health statistics received from private hospitals detailing information relating to patient data for the 2022–23 financial year.

The Stage 1 release for the consultation on the New Aged Care Act Rules contains the service list. The service list outlines the care and services that will be available to older people under the new laws.

A report on the characteristics of Chief Investigators who have applied for Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.

This statement sets out the Australian Government’s expectations for the National Rural Health Commissioner for 2 September 2024 to 30 June 2026.

This annual report of Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data outlines health statistics received from private health insurers detailing information relating to patient, medical and financial data for the financial years 2018-19 to 2022-23.

This document outlines the services that participants can access under the Support at Home program.

This document provides answers to questions about the Fair Work Commission’s Stage 3 decision on the Aged Care Work Value Case which will deliver further increases to award wages for many aged care workers from 1 January 2025.

This is an Easy Read guide answering some common questions about cervical screening and the Cervical Screening Test.

This poster shows the journey people generally follow from the first step of registering interest to becoming an aged care volunteer visitor.

This publication contains the presentation slides of the Digital Transformation Tech Talk webinar held on 27 August 2024. During this webinar, we covered the latest updates on digital transformation for the aged care sector.

Read our policy on the COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme. It sets out the rules that govern the scheme.

Disability Support for Older Australians (DSOA) service coordinators can use this template to conduct mandatory annual reviews for their clients.