Newsletters and alerts for the aged care sector

Updated Schedules for residential and home care will apply from 20 September 2023.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has updated their advice for the COVID-19 booster dose.

Your Aged Care Update #34: Residential aged care pricing activities – access for the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority and more.

Your Aged Care Update #33: Consultation on new Aged Care Act, 24/7 registered nurse supplement monthly payment, new Aged Care Knowledge Hub and more.

Your Aged Care Update #32: Provider operations reports due by 31 October, new standards for data collection and reporting, webinars and more.

Your Aged Care Update #31: Banning orders, the future of aged care for First Nations people, management training for rural and remote providers and more.

Your Aged Care Update #30: consultations, webinars and more

Your Aged Care Update #29: Capability review report, 24/7 nursing reminder and more.

The current Star Ratings provider preview period is being temporarily paused. The latest update to Star Ratings will not be published on the My Aged Care website on 31 July as previously announced.

Your Aged Care Update #28: 24/7 registered nurse responsibility, reporting and more.

Your Aged Care Update #27: Star rating updates, resources, reporting requirements and more.

Your Aged Care Update #26: Webinar: Q&A on aged care wage increase, Provider Governance: New resources available and more.

A newsletter from Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan with updates from the nursing and midwifery sector, some personal priorities and highlights, and an insight on what's happening across the Department of Health and Aged Care.

Read the Protecting Older Australians COVID-19 update newsletter from 5 July 2023.

Your Aged Care Update #24: New reporting requirements for residential and approved home care providers using GPMS, Consultation on new model for regulating aged care now closed and more.

This aged care alert includes updates for schedules, quarterly review and change to Maximum Permissible Interest Rates.

The Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Aged Care, Professor Paul Kelly together with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, Janet Anderson, have issued a joint letter to aged care providers on the importance of the 2023 COVID-19 booster dose.

Your Aged Care Update #24: Webinar reminder: greater transparency about aged care providers and services – new reporting requirements, reforming in-home aged care webinar recording and FAQs now available and more.

A reminder for aged care providers that the Department of Health and Aged Care is hosting a webinar that will include updated information on COVID-19 booster doses for older people as well as on the importance of continued visitations during outbreaks for people living in aged care homes.

Read the Protecting Older Australians COVID-19 update newsletter from 21 June 2023.

Your Aged Care Update #23: Information on the aged care wage increase, Quality indicator reporting: New process via GPMS and more.

The COVID-19 Aged Care Support Program Extension (GO4863) grant reimburses aged care providers for eligible costs in managing a direct impact of COVID-19 between 28 May 2021 and 31 December 2022.

In this issue, Minister Wells outlines the future of reform, Aged Care Reform Roadmap has been released and more.

Join us for a webinar on Thursday 15 June at 3pm-4pm AEST to hear about the aged care wage increase funding announced in the 2023-24 Budget.

In this issue, read about the updated Quality Standards and IHACPA’s pricing advice for AN-ACC, and share your views on the National Strategy for the Care and Support Economy.