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Executive Digest of Key Funding and Care Minutes Changes: Effective 1 October 2024

Exciting updates have just been released in the aged care sector that can significantly impact funding and operations.

Here’s a quick overview of the essential changes:

1. FUNDING

AN-ACC Pricing Changes:

  • Old Price: $253.82 per NWAU

  • New Price: $280.01 per NWAU

  • Increase: $26.19 (10.3%)

Structural Changes:

  • Variable Funding (AN-ACC Case Mix):

    • Decreased NWAU: Classes 1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 98, 103

    • Increased NWAU: Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 99, 100, 101, 102

    • Decreased funding amount: Classes 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 98, 103

    • Increased funding amount: Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 99, 100, 101, 102

    • Key Reclassification Implications:

      • Class 7 or 8 to Class 9 = downgrade

      • Class 11 to Class 12 = no change

  • Fixed Funding (Based Care Tariffs - BCTs):

    • New Structure:

      • MM1: Standard MM1

      • MM2 and MM3: Standard MM2-3

      • MM4 and MM5: Standard MM4-5

    • Increased BCT NWAU: MM1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    • No Change in BCT NWAU: MM6, 7 (standard/specialised) and specialised homelessness

Hotel Supplement:

  • Old Rate: $11.24 per bed day

  • New Rate: $12.55 per bed day ($0.22 indexation and $1.09 wage increase)

2. CARE MINUTES

AN-ACC Class Allocation Changes:

  • Total Care Minutes:

    • Increased: Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 101, 102

    • Decreased: Classes 1, 10, 11, 12, 13

  • RN Care Minutes:

    • Increased: Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 101, 102, 103

    • Decreased: Classes 1, 2, 9, 10, 13

  • EN Minutes: Can count towards 10% of RN minutes but not for 24/7 RN responsibilities

3. 24/7 RN SUPPLEMENT

Full Rate Supplement Eligibility:

  • Old Requirement: Average of 60 residents

  • New Requirement: Average of 50 residents or fewer


Our expert Funding Consultants have prepared a great infographic to help you understand the differences.

This infographic contains updated pricing for the 2024 /2025 financial year, valid from 1 October 2024.

You can save it, print it, forward it to a friend. Keep it as a training reference or refresher resource.


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