Resources

The Department of Health and Aged Care along with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, is holding a webinar on effective IPC practices. The panel will include experts from the Department and the Commission, along with a special message from the Minister for Aged Care, the Hon Anika Wells MP.

This webinar gave in-home aged care providers an update on the Single Assessment System, the Support at Home program’s Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) Scheme, and the actions providers need to take to be ready for the Support at Home program ahead of 1 July 2025.

This webinar gives aged care providers an overview of the process for submitting information about their operations on an annual basis. It also explore how data is captured through reporting mechanisms to improve transparency and provide insights into sector performance.

This webinar provided information to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on the proposed foundations of the new Aged Care Act. Consultation on these proposed elements ran from August to September 2023.

The new Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guide provides practical guidance to help aged care providers operationalise IPC. This webinar covered key elements of the guide, including how to apply it to meet the Aged Care Quality Standards.

This webinar updated the aged care sector on funding, implementation, and accountability plans related to the Fair Work Commission Stage 3 aged care wage rise decision.

This targeted questions and answers session provided an opportunity to ask us questions about the Support at Home program and transition.

This webinar provides an overview of how to correctly complete the AAR as required under the Aged Care Act 1997.

This webinar informed providers about how funding will be delivered for the Fair Work Commission award wage increase for nurses in aged care. It explained what you need to know and do to implement the award wage increase.

This webinar helped National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care providers understand how the new Aged Care Act will impact them. Topics included new worker screening requirements, the single assessment system and what the new Act means for providers.

This webinar is about the key learnings and outcomes of the Home Care Packages (HCP) Program Assurance Reviews on provider self-reported unspent amounts and pricing transparency on My Aged Care.

This webinar gives providers an overview of how their operational and financial data will be published on My Aged Care in 2024. This includes data on your earnings, spending, and surplus or loss. This will help older Australians to make more informed care decisions, and increase transparency.

This month features policy and digital updates on the progress of the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home, and information about our upcoming releases, including for the Government Provider Management System and My Aged Care.

This webinar will provide updates to the aged care sector and IT professionals on our digital transformation work.

We’re developing a new model for regulating aged care as part of the changes to improve the quality and safety of aged care in Australia. In this webinar, we share the details and seek your views on the proposed changes.

This webinar provides an update to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on in-home aged care reform.

This webinar provides updates on the aged care context and the MPS, upcoming changes, MPS and the new Aged Care Act, registration as a provider under the new Act.

The webinar introduced the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive. It helps residential aged care providers and workers, and aged care residents, their families and carers to understand the services and benefits of the incentive.

In this webinar we looked at our November 2023 releases, highlighted our achievements for the year and our plans for 2024.

In our first Tech Talk webinar of 2024, we looked at latest updates on digital transformation for the aged care sector.

In this webinar, we share some practical Star Ratings and QI Program examples and advice to support residential aged care providers to improve quality and achieve better outcomes for residents.

All residential aged care providers are encouraged to participate in the 2023 Residents’ Experience Surveys which will contribute 33% to their overall Star Rating score. This webinar will provide information about what has changed in the program since 2022 and how the surveys will be conducted.

This presentation discussed the report and recommendations of the Aged Care Taskforce and answered questions from the audience.

Our last Tech Talk for 2024 covered our updated digital roadmap, Monthly Care Statements and more.

This webinar, held on 14 December 2023, provided updates on: the development of the new Aged Care Act, a new model for regulating aged care, the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, and in-home aged care reforms, including the new Support at Home program. It also included a live Q&A session.