Resources
Training and professional development opportunities for aged care workers
Information about free and government subsidised opportunities to support workers in building and refining their professional aged care skills.
Quarterly Financial Report – Non-uploadable template – Q2 – 2025-26
A Quarterly Financial Reporting non-uploadable template for aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their financial information.
National Dementia Action Plan Overview
An overview of the National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034, including a summary and 8 high-level actions.
Training checklist – aged care workers and volunteers
Aged care workers and volunteers can download this checklist of training opportunities to keep track of their learning on the new Aged Care Act.
Training checklist – aged care providers
Aged care providers can download this checklist of training opportunities to keep track of their learning on the new Aged Care Act.
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.
Understanding fees for aged care homes – 1 November 2025 fee arrangements
This fact sheet outlines the fees you may be asked to pay for permanent residential care under 1 November 2025 fee arrangements.
New regulatory model – Guidance for Allied Health Professionals
We’ve developed guidance for allied health professionals about their options for providing services to older people under the new Aged Care Act and regulatory model.
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 – 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 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 – 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.
Aged Care Worker Screening Guidance Material
This guidance material aims to assist registered providers delivering funded aged care services to understand and comply with the worker screening requirements introduced by the Aged Care Act 2024 and the Aged Care Rules 2025 that commence on 1 November 2025.
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.
Financial reporting help desks for aged care providers
This help desk reference guide is designed to support approved age care providers to seek assistance from the correct help desks.
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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.
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