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Welcome to CHSP-Funded Aged Care – A guide to help staff get started
Welcome to CHSP-Funded Aged Care is designed for staff who are starting out in CHSP-funded aged care.
The guide gives a clear overview of the aged care system, while links throughout provide access to more detailed CHSP information.
Content includes:
✅ Overview of CHSP and the aged care system
✅ Key reforms and quality standards explained
✅ How older people access services
The guide was developed by the SSD Connect Alliance — a partnership of local government and community health Sector...
Category : ResourceLast Modified : 22 August 2025 -
Aged Care Care Act & Support at Home Communications Toolkit
The Aged Care Act & Support at Home Communications Toolkit is designed to support aged care providers—particularly those delivering Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), Home Care Package (HCP), and Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) services to understand and communicate key changes under the new Support at Home Program.
The Toolkit has been developed by Victorian Sector Support and Development partners and Enkindle Consulting.
It includes:
- Editable templates to tailor communications...
Category : ResourceLast Modified : 22 August 2025 -
Data Exchange Protocols for CHSP - July 2025
This document provides operational guidance to users of the Data Exchange who deliver the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP).
The protocols are intended to provide practical information for managers and front-line staff to help them integrate the Data Exchange data definitions and requirements into existing service and administrative practices.
They are not intended to prescribe how organisations should run their business or collect data.
The CHSP protocols should be read in...
Category : ResourceLast Modified : 22 August 2025 -
Final strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards (August 2025) are now available
The final Standards will take effect from 1 November 2025 in line with the new Aged Care Act.
Until then, the current Aged Care Quality Standards remain in effect.
The final standards contain minor changes following the public consultation on the Aged Care Rules and the legislative drafting process.
Providers are required to comply with the Outcomes in the Standards and demonstrate their conformance with the Standards during audit. The Actions guide providers on how they can demonstrate they...
Category : ResourceLast Modified : 22 August 2025 -
Final draft of the new Aged Care Rules now available
This release is to give providers time to develop processes and systems ahead of the new Act starting on 1 November. It is not for further feedback.
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing consulted on the draft Rules between September 2024 and made changes to the rules in response to feedb ack received.
A Summary of Key changes and further information about the Rules and the public consultation are also available.
The final Rules are subject to further legislative processes and...
Category : ResourceLast Modified : 22 August 2025 -
Aged Care Sector Support and Development survey - closes 1 September
The Department of Health, disability and Aged Care is seeking input from in-home aged care providers and aged care peak bodies on the design of the Sector Support and Development (SSD) program.
CHSP Sector Support and Development is currently funded until June 2026.
The intent of sector support and development is to assist in-home aged care providers and aged care peak bodies with:
- capacity building tasks for the sector
- training, recruitment and retention of workforce and volunteers
- ...
Category : ActionLast Modified : 22 August 2025 -
Consultation - Proposed mandatory training manual for volunteers - Closes 12 September 2025
The Systems Strategy and Network Branch of Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, want to hear from volunteers, Volunteer Managers and providers who engage with volunteers in the aged care sector about a proposed mandatory training manual for volunteers.
This initiative is part of the new Aged Care Act 2024 (which comes into effect on 1 November 2025) and ensures all volunteers have the skills and knowledge to support older people safely and respectfully.
The consultation survey can be...
Last Modified : 24 July 2025 -
Inform the direction of Sector Support and Development to support CHSP providers
The National Mainstream Navigation Working Group supports SSD providers who provide Navigation activities as part of their work.
- The National Mainstream Navigation Working Group is seeking feedback from SSD and CHSP providers about aged care navigational challenges and issues for CHSP providers and older people, what’s working well and navigation supports available.
- Feedback from the survey will be used to support SSD Officers in enhancing activities for both CHSP providers and SSD...
Category : ActionLast Modified : 30 April 2025 -
Changing aged care for the better – what you need to know
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has published a new section on their website - Changing aged care for the better - what you need to know
The new website section is located here.
It provides information on the following:
- Changes for older people
- Learn more about how the reforms will strengthen your rights if you currently or will soon access aged care services
- About the new Aged Care Act and how it will impact older people
- Statement of Rights
- Holding providers to account
- Making...
- Learn more about how the reforms will strengthen your rights if you currently or will soon access aged care services
Last Modified : 05 November 2024 - Changes for older people
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Consultation the the Pricing Approach for Support at Home - Closes 25 October
The Department of Health and Aged Care has engaged IHACPA - The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority, to come up with the service list prices for Support at Home. IHACPA is currently consulting - Consultation Paper on the Pricing Approach for the Support at Home service list 2025-26. They invite you to have your say.
- For Home Care Package Providers, the prices set will come into play 2025 when you transition over to Support at Home.
- For CHSP Providers, the prices set for...
Last Modified : 14 October 2024
