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Places to people – embedding choice in residential aged care
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (formerly Department of Health and Aged Care) are making changes to residential aged care so senior Australians will have more choices. Find out about the changes and what they will mean for you when the new Aged Care Act begins on 1 July 2025.
An accessible Word format of the fact sheet in English can be accessed .
- Organisation:
- Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
- Topic:
- Ageing and aged care
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- July 2024
- Last reviewed:
- June 2025
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