Aged care
What's New?
News and updates relating to ageing and community care
Latest Mailfax Advices
Latest mailfax sent by the Ageing and Aged Care Division of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing
Updated as needed
Residential Aged Care Sanctions
Information on facilities under sanctions action, Ageing & Aged Care Division of the Department of Health and Ageing.
Updated weekly
Summary of discretionary grants
The Government recently provided 21 one-off grants to a range of community organisations that provide frail older people with emergency meals, shelter and clothing, and with services that encourage and support social re-engagement.
2 July 2008
Revised residential care subsidies (with effect from 1 July 2008)
Residential Care Subsidies: From 1 July 2008
27 June 2008
Effective Caring Reports
Effective Caring: a synthesis of the international evidence on carer needs and interventions
10 June 2008
Revised residential care fees and charges
Schedule of Fees and Charges: From 20 March 2008
20 March 2008
Residential Aged Care Reforms - March 2008
Information detailing important changes to Australia's residential aged care system take effect from 20 March 2008.
20 March 2008
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Media releases
- Delivering More Aged Care Places For Eastern Melbourne
- $25 Million for accommodation for aged and disadvantaged
- 6,500 more aged care places for older Australians
- Boost for Home and Community Care in Tasmania
- $800,000 boost for Home and Community Care in NT
Program/Initiatives
- Aged Care Access Initiative
- Aged Care GP Panels Initiative - Information for Residential Aged care Facilities on how to get involved
- Aged Care GP Panels Initiative - Information for GPs and Allied Health Providers on how to get involved
- The Aged Care GP Panels Initiative
- Medication Management Reviews
Publications
- Targeting in Community Care: A Review of Recent Literature and Analysis of the Aged Care Assessment Program Minimum Data Set
- Eligibility for Community Care - Issues Paper
- Guidelines for the Aged Care GP Panels Initiative August 2007
- Multilingual publications relating to ageing and aged care
