The Albanese Government will deliver historic aged care reforms to ensure the viability and quality of aged care and support growing numbers of older Australians choosing to retain their independence and remain in their homes as they age. 

 

Around 1.4 million Australians will benefit from a new Support at Home program by 2035, helping them remain independent in their home and their community for longer. 

 

$5.6 billion will be invested in a reform package which represents the greatest improvement to aged care in 30 years, and includes these major changes: 

  • A $4.3 billion investment in Support at Home, to come into effect on 1 July 2025. 
  • Essential changes to improve the funding, viability and quality of residential aged care. 
  • A no worse off principle will provide certainty to people already in aged care and they won't make a greater contribution to their care. 
  • The treatment of the family home won't change. 
  • New laws to protect older Australians in aged care, with stronger powers to investigate bad behaviour and civil penalties for breaching standards 

 

The reforms respond to the recommendations of the Aged Care Taskforce, which brought together older Australians, experts and residential aged care providers and recommended that Australians make a reasonable means tested contribution to the cost of their care. 

 

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