https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/aged-care-diversity-framework?language=sk
This framework was launched in December 2017. It sets out the actions we can take to make sure aged care services meet the needs of people from diverse...
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https://www.health.gov.au/using-our-websites/website-privacy-policy/privacy-notice-for-aged-care-assessor-app?language=tr
Find out how we manage personal information collected when an assessor initially authenticates to use the app as well as their ongoing access of the app.
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/2018-aged-care-planning-region-maps?language=zh-hant
This collection contains the 2018 planning region maps for each state and territory, the correspondence of planning regions to Statistical Areas Level 2...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/pensioner-supplement-for-aged-care?language=wbp
The pensioner supplement is for aged care residents who have a dependant or who receive income support. Find out about eligibility and how much you get on...
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/webinars/new-aged-care-act-and-support-at-home-program-update?language=hak
This webinar, held on 14 December 2023, provided updates on: the development of the new Aged Care Act, a new model for regulating aged care, the strengthened...
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/support-at-home/delivering-services-for-support-at-home/care-management-for-support-at-home?language=pl
As a Support at Home provider, you must deliver care management activities to all participants. Dedicated care partners work with each participant to plan and...
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/national-aged-care-advocacy-program-nacap?language=ti
NACAP provides free and confidential advocacy support to older people, their family and carers. It also helps aged care service providers to understand their...
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/my-aged-care/using-my-aged-care/my-aged-care-for-service-providers?language=hak
Approved aged care service providers must use the My Aged Care Service and Support Portal. Understand how to access the portal and learn about updates. Find...
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https://www.health.gov.au/using-our-websites/website-privacy-policy/privacy-notice-for-aged-care-reform-webinars?language=pa
Find out how we manage any personal information we collect about you when you register for the aged care reform webinars.
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/support-at-home/delivering-services-for-support-at-home/care-management-for-support-at-home?language=hak
As a Support at Home provider, you must deliver care management activities to all participants. Dedicated care partners work with each participant to plan and...
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/getting-ready-for-aged-care-brochure?language=en
This brochure helps older Australians, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, prepare for aged care. It covers when to start planning, how to...
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https://www.health.gov.au/committees-and-groups/aged-care-advisory-group?language=aus-P5
The Aged Care Advisory Group advises the Australian Health Protection Committee about aged care policy related to infectious diseases and emergency...
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https://www.health.gov.au/news/webinar-introduction-to-aged-care-cost-collection?language=hmn
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is hosting two webinars in April 2024. The webinars will provide information about aged care...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers?language=hy
The Australian Government pays registered providers to deliver aged care. We do this through subsidies and supplements, capital grants and other program grant...
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https://www.health.gov.au/using-our-websites/website-privacy-policy/privacy-notice-for-aged-care-assessor-app?language=swh
Find out how we manage personal information collected when an assessor initially authenticates to use the app as well as their ongoing access of the app.
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https://www.health.gov.au/news/e-learning-now-available-for-the-new-aged-care-act?language=zh-hans
This article promotes training and resources available for providers, workers, older people, their families and carers in preparation for the new Aged Care Act.
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/what-is-aged-care-brochure?language=uk
This brochure outlines aged care options for older Australians, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It covers help at home, respite,...
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/guide-to-aged-care-law/chapter-5-governance-of-the-aged-care-system/the-aged-care-quality-and-safety-commissioner?language=ur
The Commissioner leads the Commission and ensures providers, responsible persons, aged care workers and digital platform operators meet their obligations. The...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/care-management-supplement?language=lo
This supplement helps fund additional care management activities in the Support at Home program for specific participant groups.
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-act/resources/workers?language=aus-N230
These resources can help aged care workers understand what has changed and how to put the new Aged Care Act into practice.
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https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/project/support-for-greater-government-role-in-health-care-for-older-adults/
About half of adults in America think Medicare and Medicaid should play large roles in paying for ongoing living assistance for older adults and there is broad...
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-volunteer-visitors-scheme-acvvs?language=sm
The scheme involves volunteers visiting older people to provide friendship and companionship. Find out how it works, how to become a volunteer and how to...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/transitional-accommodation-supplement-for-aged-care?language=so
The transitional accommodation supplement is for some providers with residents receiving low-level care. Find out about eligibility and how to apply.
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/2012-basic-daily-fee-supplement-for-aged-care?language=pl
This supplement helps eligible permanent care residents who were in residential aged care on 1 July 2012 to meet the 2012 basic daily fee increase.
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https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/11/open-season-begins-8-million-federal-health-care-participants/73661/?oref=ge-next-story
Federal employees and retirees have one month to make changes to their elections.
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-act?language=prs
The new Aged Care Act is strengthening Australia's aged care system. It ensures that people who access aged care services funded by the Australian Government...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/accommodation-charge-top-up-supplement-for-aged-care
This supplement is for people who entered residential aged care as high-care residents between 20 March 2008 and 19 March 2010, and were on income support....
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-data-and-digital-strategy?language=sm
We are digitising, modernising, automating and better connecting aged care to streamline work for providers, and to give older people, their families and...
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https://www.health.gov.au/news/new-aged-care-act-to-start-from-1-november?language=pl
The Australian Government has announced that the start date of the new Aged Care Act 2024 will be briefly deferred.
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/guide-to-aged-care-law?language=sm
The Aged Care Act 2024 is the main law that covers government-funded aged care. It sets out the legal requirements for accessing aged care, who can provide...
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/home-care-packages-program-data-reports?language=zh-hant
These quarterly reports provide an update on the operation of the Home Care Packages Program. They include statistics on assessment, approvals, services,...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/hotelling-supplement-for-residential-aged-care?language=so
Registered providers of approved residential care homes receive the hotelling supplement to help meet the cost of providing everyday living services. This...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/enteral-feeding-supplement-for-aged-care?language=swh
Registered providers can get this supplement to help with the costs of enteral feeding. Find out more about enteral feeding, eligibility and how to apply.
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https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2018/09/01/netflix-superhero-luke-cage-tackles-nfl-brain-trauma-touting-government-health-care/
Luke Cage, one of Marvel Comic's earliest black superheroes, is tackling the National Football League and the brain disease CTE.
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/home-care-packages-program-data-reports?language=ur
These quarterly reports provide an update on the operation of the Home Care Packages Program. They include statistics on assessment, approvals, services,...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/reporting/specialisation-verification-for-aged-care-services?language=aus-A38
Specialisation Verification helps older people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences access more reliable information when choosing aged care providers.
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https://www.health.gov.au/resources/webinars/webinar-7-designing-culturally-safe-aged-care?language=aly
This webinar is for people working in aged care and design. Learn about a new complementary resource to the Principles and Guidelines, culturally safe design,...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care-workforce/opportunities-for-nurses?language=ml
We are supporting nurses to enter and build their careers in the aged care sector. Learn about the transition to practice programs, and clinical placements...
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/my-aged-care/using-my-aged-care/set-up-access-to-my-aged-care?language=ro
Aged care assessors and service providers use the My Aged Care portals to set up and manage services. Hospital staff use My Aged Care portals to view patient...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/volunteers?language=aus-C47
Volunteers are an essential part of the aged care system. Find out how you can support older people in your local area to stay connected with the community and...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/reporting/aged-care-financial-report?language=tcs
Registered providers of residential aged care, Support at Home and multi-purpose services are required to complete an annual Aged Care Financial Report (ACFR)....
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/hotelling-supplement-for-residential-aged-care?language=sk
Registered providers of approved residential care homes receive the hotelling supplement to help meet the cost of providing everyday living services. This...
residential aged careaustralian governmenthotellingsupplementdepartment
https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/AN-ACC/providers/palliative-care?language=so
Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) Class 1 provides funding to registered providers for people who enter residential aged care for the...
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https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/about-aged-care/aged-care-regulation-governance?language=fi
The aged care system is regulated and governed by several organisations with different roles and responsibilities. These oversee and manage aged care to make...
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/support-at-home/delivering-services-for-support-at-home/care-management-for-support-at-home?language=ta
As a Support at Home provider, you must deliver care management activities to all participants. Dedicated care partners work with each participant to plan and...
care managementaustralian governmentsupportdepartment
https://www.health.gov.au/topics/aged-care/providing-aged-care-services/funding-for-aged-care-service-providers/hotelling-supplement-for-residential-aged-care?language=aus-N82
Registered providers of approved residential care homes receive the hotelling supplement to help meet the cost of providing everyday living services. This...
residential aged careaustralian governmenthotellingsupplementdepartment
https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-transition-to-practice-program?language=sr
The Aged Care Transition to Practice (ACTTP) program provides nurses with mentoring, training and support at the start of their career in aged care.
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