Newsletters and alerts for the aged care sector

A reminder for aged care providers that the Department of Health and Aged Care is hosting a webinar on winter preparedness, with important information on COVID-19 booster doses for older people, including people living in residential aged care homes.

The Australian Government will increase the Home Care Packages (HCP) subsidy rate by 11.9% (including annual indexation) from 1 July 2023 to pass on the Fair Work Commission’s 15% award wage increase and ensure HCP recipients continue to receive the same level of care and services.

In this issue, register for a webinar about the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility for residential care, and read about new palliative care resources.

Read the Protecting Older Australians COVID-19 update newsletter from 22 May 2023.

In this issue, learn about Budget measures for aged care, the new Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement and a new AN-ACC assessment pathways fact sheet.

In this issue, read about managing COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination booster doses, influenza vaccinations, accessing COVID-19 PCR testing through Medicare, IPC Lead Nurse training grants, PPE winter deployment, and the ACCPA Winter preparedness webinar.

In this issue, news about the reforms, sector news, information for home care providers and residential care providers.

The Australian Government 2023-24 Budget responds to recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

The Australian Government is investing $11.3 billion to fund the Fair Work Commission’s decision for a 15 per cent increase to award wages.

We will be opening a new grant opportunity for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers to apply for funding to meet the costs associated with increases in the Fair Work Commission award wage.