In October 2022, the Department of Health and Aged Care released the discussion paper — A new program for in-home aged care, calling for submissions from older people, carers, family, interested Australians and service providers.
In total, over 900 stakeholders attended one of the virtual question and answer information sessions and over 520 submissions were received by 1 December 2022.
On 8 December 2022, the Department hosted a public webinar to share the feedback it received during the submission process and outline next steps for the reforms. You can find a recording of the webinar, the slides used and a captioned version on the Department’s website.
A summarised version of the discussion paper is also available here.
Future consultation in 2023
A list of planned consultation activities in 2023 is now available. We strongly encourage you to get involved to ensure the Department delivers the best possible new in-home aged care program to older people.
Staying informed
- For any enquiries relating to the reforms or upcoming consultation, please email sah.implementation@health.gov.au
- To get involved with the in-home aged care consultations, visit the Ageing and Aged Care Engagement Hub where you can also register for the aged care sector newsletter.
- We will continue to post updates here in the news section on our website, so keep an eye out here too.
Last reviewed February 10, 2023.
