06.2.2025 Angeline
Find out more about the new Aged Care Act, what it means for your organisation and how care software can help
The new Aged Care Act will be introduced on 1st July 2025 and aims to improve the ways services are delivered to people in their homes, community settings and in residential aged care homes. With these new changes coming, we are sharing some ways in which you can make the best use of technology to help with the transition.
What changes will the new Aged Care Act make?
According to The Department of Health and Aged Care, the incoming new Aged Care Act will:
- Outline the rights of older people who are seeking and accessing aged care services
- Create a single-entry point with clear eligibility requirements
- Include a fair, culturally safe single assessment framework
- Support the delivery of Aged Care services
- Establish new system oversight and accountability arrangements
- Increase provider accountability through a new regulatory model
- Strengthen the aged care regulator
Key changes to the strengthened Quality Standards
There are some differences between the old and new ACQS, which seek to enhance and clarify requirements for the following:
- Clinical care now has a dedicated Standard (Standard 5)
- Person-centred care and diversity
- Provider governance and partnership with older people
- A new dedicated Standard for food and nutrition (Standard 6)
- Dementia care
What are the new ACQS?
- Standard 1: The Person
- Standard 2: The Organisation
- Standard 3: The Care and Services
- Standard 4: The Environment
- Standard 5: Clinical Care
- Standard 6: Food and Nutrition
- Standard 7: The Residential Community
Want to know more? Download our Guide to Clinical Care Systems for a more detailed breakdown on these new Standards and how our Clinical Care Software supports each standard.
How aged care software will help to support compliance
Because the New Aged Care Act will increase provider accountability through a new regulatory model, this means that providers must ensure they are able to collect more detailed information on care plans, incident reports and documentation for audits. And, because there is now a dedicated Standard for clinical care, being able to record greater numbers of higher quality care plans will be essential.
But greater numbers and quality of care plans doesn’t mean more work: care software can cut out a lot of the tedious paperwork and will simplify the process, leaving it far less prone to errors and will make it far easier to generate reports for audits and regulatory inspections.
With Person Centred Software, you can embrace the New Aged Care Act with confidence
The new Aged Care Act focuses far more on the person at the centre of care, and that is exactly why partnering with Person Centred Software is the end-to-end digital solution to any concerns you might have of the regulatory changes as they approach.
Person Centred Software’s range of products, such as the Clinical Care System, Wellbeing & Activities Platform and Operations Management, will help you transition to the new Aged Care Act by offering software that focuses on improving the lives of residents and staff by streamlining care operations, facilitating greater outcomes whilst also giving care staff more time to focus on providing more holistic, community-centred care.
To find out more about our products and how they can help with the transition to the new Aged Care Act, book a consultation and speak with one of our experts.
