All providers of funded aged care services that receive Australian Government funding must be registered in one or more provider registration categories. The categories are based on the types of services you plan to deliver.
The 6 registration categories
Category 1 covers home and community services. It includes:
- domestic assistance
- home maintenance and repairs
- meals
- transport.
Category 2 covers assistive technology and home modifications services. It includes:
- equipment and products
- home adjustments.
Category 3 covers advisory and support services. It includes:
- hoarding and squalor assistance
- social support and community engagement.
Category 4 covers personal care and care support in the home or community (including respite). It includes:
- allied health and therapy
- personal care
- nutrition
- therapeutic services for independent living
- home or community general respite
- community cottage respite
- care management
- restorative care management
Category 5 covers nursing and transition care. It includes:
- nursing care
- assistance with transition care.
Category 6 covers residential care services (including respite). It includes:
- residential accommodation
- residential everyday living
- residential non-clinical care
- residential clinical care.
You have different requirements depending on the category you’re registered in. We explain this further in Section 3 (Provider requirements).
You can learn more about the registration categories below:
- How the new aged care regulatory model will work – description of registration categories, and what sorts of services can receive Australian Government-funded care
- Registration and renewal – overview of the process of becoming a registered provider, and registration categories
- Provider Registration Policy – information on category specific requirements.