The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

Aged care contacts

A list of organisations, websites and services that offer support, counselling and information about aged care.

Contacts

Northern Territory – Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) contact

Get in touch with Anglicare NT if you want to refer someone or yourself to the scheme, or would like to become a volunteer visitor.
Anglicare NT
Stephanie Bradley
Phone

Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care contact

This office is an independent agency established to oversee and review the aged care system to ensure it better meets the needs of older people in Australia.
Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care

Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) contact

Contact OPAN if you need advocacy support for government-subsidised aged care, or you’re a service provider seeking education about aged care rights and responsibilities. Call the number below to connect to the free advocacy service in your state or territory.
Older Persons Advocacy Network

Open Arms – Veterans and families counselling

Open Arms provide mental health and wellbeing support for current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel and their families. You can contact them anytime for crisis support – they're available 24 hours a day.
Open Arms

Provider Governance Section

Contact the Provider Governance Section for more information about strengthening governance in aged care.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

QI Program contact

Email the QI Program team for more information about the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program).
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Queensland – Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) contact

Get in touch with the Queensland Community Care Network if you want to refer someone or yourself to the scheme, or would like to become a volunteer visitor.
Queensland Community Care Network Inc.
Kieran Mawdsley
Phone

Reforming in-home aged care contact

Contact us if you have any questions about the Support at Home program.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Regulatory Alignment contact

Contact us for information about the work to align regulation across the care and support sectors or the governing Senior Officer Group. To join our mailing list please email us.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Report suspected fraud against aged care programs

Contact us to report suspected fraud against our aged care programs. Our hotline is open 9 am to 5 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), Monday to Friday.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Residential Aged Care (RAC) Funding Trial contact

Contact us if you have questions about the Residential Aged Care (RAC) Funding Reform trial.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Residential aged care accommodation design contact

Contact us for information about the residential aged care accommodation design consultation.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Residential aged care facilities vaccine clinics contact

Residential aged care providers can contact us for more information about accessing vaccination services.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Residential aged care fees contact

Email us if your enquiry concerns the rules and regulations of fees and accommodation costs for residential aged care.

Emails unrelated to this topic will not receive a response.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Residential Aged Care Funding Reform Working Group Secretariat

Contact the secretariat if you have questions about the RAC Funding Reform Working Group.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Residential respite care contact

Contact us for policy information about residential respite care.

Rural, Remote and First Nations Aged Care SDAP contact

Email us if you have questions about the Rural, Remote and First Nations Aged Care Service Development Assistance Panel (SDAP).
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) contact

Email the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission if you have any questions about SIRS for government-subsidised aged care.
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

Services Australia aged care providers enquiry line

Call Services Australia for help with aged care claims and payments. This includes supplement claims, approved provider forms, online claiming registrations, and transitional and respite care extensions.
Services Australia

Services Australia compensation recovery for aged care contact

This contact is for aged care service providers. Email Services Australia if a person in your care gets an entitlement to compensation.
Services Australia

Short-Term Restorative Care Programme contact

Email us to find out more or if you have questions about the STRC Programme.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Single Assessment System tender contact

Email us if you have questions about the tender process for the Single Assessment System for aged care.

South Australia – Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) contact

Get in touch with Southern Volunteering if you want to refer someone or yourself to the scheme, or would like to become a volunteer visitor.
Southern Volunteering
Phone

Specialist Dementia Care Program contact

If you have questions about the Specialist Dementia Care Program, contact the Specialist Dementia Care Section.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Star Ratings contact

Email the Star Ratings team for more information about Star Ratings.
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