New Aged Care Act and Support at Home program update

This webinar provides updates on: the development of the new Aged Care Act, a new model for regulating aged care, the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, and in-home aged care reforms, including the new Support at Home program. It also includes a live question-and-answer session.
0:00 Welcome and introduction
3:20 New Aged Care Act - Mel Metz
27:53 New Aged Care Act next step
29:40 Provider registration categories - Simon Christopher
35:28 Transition and deeming arrangements
37:47 The strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards - Ingrid Leonard
43:04 Support at Home staging and implementation - Nick Morgan
47:54 Why are we staging the implementation
49:23 What will in home aged care look like in July 2025
55:28 What will in home aged care look like post July 2027
56:25 Assessment classification and funding arrangements
1:06 Support at home next steps
1:08 Q&A
1:26 End
Presenters are:
• Amy Laffan, First Assistant Secretary, Quality and Assurance Division
• Mel Metz, Assistant Secretary, Legislative Reform Branch
• Simon Christopher, Director, Harmonisation and Regulatory Strategy Branch
• Ingrid Leonard, Assistant Secretary, Choice and Transparency Branch
• Nick Morgan, Assistant Secretary, Support at Home Reform Branch