Update on Aged Care Reforms

Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025

Time: 1pm to 2.30pm SA | 1.30pm to 3pm VIC, NSW, TAS, ACT | 10.30am to 12pm WA | 12pm to 1.30pm NT | 12.30pm to 2pm QLD

Audience: Board members, executive leadership teams, service managers

Get the latest information on the aged care reforms and what providers need to do to be prepared.

 Topics:

• 1 November commencement date for Aged Care Act (2024)

• Provider obligations under the new Act

• Support at Home Program replacing Home Care Packages and Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) Program

• CHSP changes

• Residential care changes including care minutes targets, accommodation supplement review, allocation of residential care places to consumers

Presented by Paul Sadler from Paul Sadler Consultancy

Paul Sadler runs the aged care consultancy business Paul Sadler Consultancy since 2021 and co-founded Invox in November 2023.  He was CEO Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) from September 2021 to October 2022 and was instrumental in the establishment of the new Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA).  From June to October 2022, he was ACCPA Interim CEO. Paul was the CEO of Presbyterian Aged Care NSW & ACT from April 2007 to March 2021.  Before that, Paul was CEO of Aged & Community Services NSW & ACT, held various positions on ageing and disability issues in the NSW Government, including Manager of HACC (Home and Community Care) and Ageing Programs, and worked as a social worker with frail older people, people with disabilities and their carers.

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