The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

Care minutes and 24/7 registered nurses in residential aged care

Residential aged care providers must provide residents with a minimum number of minutes of care per day, and have at least one registered nurse (RN) onsite and on duty at all times at each residential facility.

Care minutes

Read about the minimum care minutes requirement and how to report.

24/7 registered nurses

Read about the requirement for a residential facility to have an RN onsite and on duty at all times and how to report.

24/7 registered nurse supplement

Find out about the supplement to help approved providers employ extra RNs. 

Reporting assessments

See how we check the accuracy of the care time information providers send us.

Changes to care minutes funding and financial reporting

When: Thursday 1 May, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (AEST).

The webinar will cover:  

  • upcoming changes to care minutes funding, coming into effect 1 October
  • new requirements for an external audit for care minutes, commencing Aged Care Financial Report 2025-26
  • other changes to the Aged Care Financial Report 2024-25 and 2025-26 and the Quarterly Financial Report 2025-26.

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Resources

Care minutes in aged care homes

This fact sheet helps older persons, their families and carers understand the care minutes requirement for residential aged care.

Care minutes funding estimator

This estimator will help non-specialised metropolitan residential aged care homes estimate how much care minutes supplement they could receive from April 2026 based on care minutes performance.

Changes coming to care minutes funding

This fact sheet provides information for non-specialised metropolitan residential aged care providers on upcoming changes to care minutes funding.
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