Resources
Understanding fees for aged care homes – 1 July 2014 fee arrangements
This fact sheet outlines the fees you may be asked to pay for permanent residential care under 1 July 2014 fee arrangements.
QI Program quick reference guide – Lifestyle officers
This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on lifestyle officers for the QI Program.
Training checklist – older people, their families and carers
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.
QI Program quick reference guide – Allied health care minutes
This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on allied health care minutes for the QI Program.
QI Program quick reference guide – Enrolled nursing
This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on enrolled nursing for the QI Program.
QI Program quick reference guide – Allied health recommended services received
This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on recommended allied health services received for the QI Program.
Quarterly Financial Report – User Guide and Frequently Asked Questions – Q1 – 2025-26
Quarterly Financial Reporting frequently asked questions for aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their financial information.
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Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program – Pop-up Health Student Experience Part 4
Nursing students participating in the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program reflect on the practical skills they have acquired and the benefit of gaining real-life experience through the program.
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Aged Care Provider Requirements Search tool introduction
This introduction provides you with information about the search tool and how aged care providers can find their requirements under the new Aged Care Act and Aged Care Rules.
Aged Care Worker Wages – Guidance for aged care providers
This guidance document is for aged care providers on the provision of funding related to the Fair Work Commission Aged Care Work Value Case award wage increases from 1 October 2025.
Quarterly Financial Report – data definitions – Q2 – 2025-26
Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) data definitions for aged care providers to refer to when completing their QFR submissions each quarter.
Guide to Changes in Financial Reporting from 1 November 2025
This guide provides an overview of changes to financial reporting under the new Aged Care Act from 1 November 2025 for residential and Support at Home providers.
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A trusted aged care workforce (Auslan version)
The aged care workforce is a key part of making aged care safe and respectful. The new Aged Care Act introduces laws to make sure workers deliver the safe, high quality, rights-based care you deserve.
Consultation summary report on a national registration scheme to support personal care workers in aged care
We undertook a public consultation on a national registration scheme to support personal care workers employed in aged care. The summary report is now available.
Aged Care Act – open letter to aged care workers from the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors – new education and training resources
This open letter from the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae MP outlines the available education and training resources to help workers prepare for the new Act.
Aged Care Act – open letter to aged care providers from the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors – new education and training resources
This open letter from the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae MP outlines the available education and training resources to help workers prepare for the new Act.
Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC) and My Health Record (MHR) Webinar Update – 12 August 2025
This document provides responses to frequently asked questions we received that were not addressed during this session, and a summary of the answers discussed in the recording.
Aged Care On-site Pharmacist Measure – Reflecting on Year 1
Under the Aged Care On-site Pharmacists Measure, funding has been available for community pharmacies and aged care providers to employ aged care on-site pharmacists in residential aged care homes.
The new Aged Care Act – Culturally safe care for older Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people fact sheet
The new Aged Care Act starts from 1 November 2025 and will help to make aged care better for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC) and My Health Record (MHR) – Webinar presentation
This webinar was for residential aged care home staff. It included information about upcoming changes to the electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC) from 1 October 2025, timeframes for the cessation of the eNRMC Transitional Arrangement and information on My Health Record.
Quarterly Financial Report – Non-uploadable template – Q1 – 2025-26
A Quarterly Financial Reporting non-uploadable template for aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their financial information.
Quarterly Financial Report data definitions – Q1 – 2025-26
Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) data definitions for aged care providers to refer to when completing their QFR submissions each quarter.
Your Guide to the Aged Care Act 2024: Aligning to changes
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.
Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) 2025–27 Extension Survey – Service provider insights
The department undertook the 2025–27 Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) Extension Survey to gather provider insights on proposed changes and prepare for the transition of CHSP to the Support at Home program from no earlier than 1 July 2027.
Guidance for Support at Home care partners
This resource contains information that will help care partners to prepare for Support at Home and support HCP care recipients transition to the Support at Home program.
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