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Care minutes in aged care homes

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Care minutes in aged care homes

This fact sheet helps older persons, their families and carers understand the care minutes requirement for residential aged care.

Each aged care home must provide a certain amount of care time for everyone living at the home. The care must be given by registered nurses, enrolled nurses, personal care workers and assistants in nursing. This is called the care minutes responsibility

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National
Published:
September 2026
Last reviewed:
September 2026

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