Our work related to aged care

The Dementia Training Program offers a national approach to accredited education, upskilling, and professional development in dementia care.

The Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission is investing $185 million. It supports older Australians to maintain their health and quality of life as they age, live independently for longer, and access quality care when they need it.

Dementia-Friendly Communities is an Australian Government-funded program to build understanding, awareness and acceptance of dementia in the community.

Our digital transformation agenda is modernising the aged care sector, making it better-connected, automated, sustainable and bringing person-centred care into focus

The DSOA program supports older people with disability who received specialist disability services from the Continuity of Support (CoS) Programme, but were not eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The Elder Care Support program will build a workforce to help older First Nations people, their families and carers, to access aged care services to meet their physical and cultural needs.

ELDAC provides information, guidance, and resources to health professionals and aged care workers on palliative care and advance care planning to improve the care of older Australians.

The Government Provider Management System (GPMS) will make it easier for providers to access and report information to government. In the future it will be a master source of information across the aged care system.

The Australian Government subsidises organisations to provide home care services to eligible older people. As an approved provider of Home Care Packages, make sure you understand how funding works, the fees you can charge, and what your responsibilities are.

We help the aged care sector to grow the home care workforce with targeted support for providers to recruit and retain home care workers. The Home Care Workforce Program ceased on 30 June 2024 to be replaced by a new program in early 2025.

The Hospital to Aged Care Dementia Support Program helps older people living with dementia transition from hospital into residential aged care or home with aged care support.

We are working with older people and the aged care sector to improve the design of residential aged care accommodation.

We are improving the health and quality of life for older people living in residential aged care through better food and nutrition.

We are increasing support for people with dementia and their carers through dementia-specific respite services.

We fund the IEI Program to create employment and training opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in non-clinical aged care roles.

This program supports flexible ways of providing care where mainstream services cannot meet needs. It currently funds 7 innovative projects that focus on younger people with disabilities. The program stopped funding new projects in 2006.

This initiative will trial new and innovative models of care. It aims to bring together resources across the health and care sectors to ensure people in rural, remote and First Nations communities can get the services they need.

This program provides funding for residential aged care providers to ensure continuity of care for their residents. Applications are by invitation only.

The expanded eligibility for aged care residents under the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Better Access) initiative, through GP referral, ceases on 31 December 2022.

Monthly Care Statements give aged care residents a summary of the care they receive and any changes or events. This monthly update helps residents and their representatives keep a record of their care, and inform ongoing conversations with their provider.

The MPS Program combines Australian Government funding for aged care services with state and territory health services. This means small rural and remote communities can offer flexible aged care services that meet the needs of their community.

My Aged Care makes it easier for older people, their families, and support networks to find information on ageing and aged care. You can find the help you need online, by phone or in person.

We fund this program to provide culturally appropriate aged care to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The service providers in this program deliver a mix of aged care services, mainly in rural and remote areas.

NACAP provides free and confidential advocacy support to older people, their family and carers. It also helps aged care service providers to understand their responsibilities and the aged care rights of the people they care for.

The QI Program collects information from residential aged care services on 11 quality indicators across critical areas of care that can affect the health and wellbeing of aged care home residents. This helps to monitor and improve the quality of services for older people living in residential care.