{"id":9308,"date":"2025-08-25T11:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T01:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2025-08-25T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T05:17:20","slug":"australias-once-in-a-generation-aged-care-reform-what-to-watch-from-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/australias-once-in-a-generation-aged-care-reform-what-to-watch-from-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s \u201cOnce-in-a-Generation\u201d Aged Care Reform: What to Watch from November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An important shift in Australia\u2019s aged care system arrives on <\/span><b>1 November 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Grounded in a rights-based model, the new <\/span><b>Aged Care Act<\/b> <b>2024<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> replaces outdated legislation and places older Australians squarely at the centre of the system. Let\u2019s unpack what this means and why it matters in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c20030;\"><b>What\u2019s Changing: A Quick Overview<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\"><b>People\u2019s Rights:<\/b><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aged_Care_Act_2024\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new Act <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encompasses a Statement of Rights, ensuring older people have choice, respect, and support for decision-making<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\"><b>Easier Access<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\">:<\/span> A single-entry <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/our-work\/aged-care-act\/about\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">assessment process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes it clearer and fairer to access home, community, or residential aged care services, with earlier eligibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and others at higher risk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\"><b>Improved Regulations<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\">:<\/span> Aged Care providers now need formal registration and must meet new Quality Standards, Codes of Conduct, and Prudential Regulations. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agedcarequality.gov.au\/providers\/reform-changes-providers\/about-new-aged-care-act-and-key-changes-providers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gains expanded powers, promoting accountability in the sector.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\"><b>Support at Home<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\">:<\/span> A new program rolls out alongside the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aged_Care_Act_2024\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with revamped funding models and greater transparency about the cost of staying at home.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally scheduled for July 2025, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agedcarequality.gov.au\/older-people\/reform-changes-older-people\/about-new-aged-care-act-and-how-it-will-impact-older-people\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reform rollout<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was delayed to 1 November 2025. Government and sector feedback highlighted the need to avoid disruption, especially with systems, provider readiness, and communication still evolving. This means that consumers are offered accountability with care decisions, with safer and fairer access and protection. The Aged Care providers are expected to align services with new rights-based regulations and improve standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aged Care sector continues to implement a major overhaul focused on new digital and regulatory systems, staff training and continuous improvement<\/span><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These reforms represent an exciting new era where person-centred care, transparency, and accountability take centre stage. For professionals working in the sector, these changes will redefine how services are measured, delivered, and improved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #c20030;\"><b>How to find the right aged care professionals<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a specialist recruiter in the Aged Care and Disability space, I thrive on working with candidates whose sole focus is to drive change in these important sectors. If you&#8217;re a client who needs support finding the right talent, or a candidate looking for your next role, please contact me via <\/span><span style=\"color: #c20030;\"><a style=\"color: #c20030;\" href=\"mailto:alex@johnsonrecruitment.com.au\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\">alex@johnsonrecruitment.com.au<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or call <a href=\"tel:0472510848\"><span style=\"color: #c20030;\">0472 510 848<\/span><\/a> for a confidential discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An important shift in Australia\u2019s aged care system arrives on 1 November 2025. Grounded in a rights-based model, the new Aged Care Act 2024 replaces outdated legislation and places older Australians squarely at the centre of the system. Let\u2019s unpack what this means and why it matters in Australia. &nbsp; What\u2019s Changing: A Quick Overview&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":9311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-market-update"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9308"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9316,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9308\/revisions\/9316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/9311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnsonrecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}