On 11 May 2021, the Commonwealth Government presented its 2021 Budget. Concurrently, the Government handed down its response to the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

Accompanied by an historic $17.7 billion funding package, the Government's response signals a long-term reform focus that will underpin significant structural change to the aged care sector.

The Government has accepted the vast majority of the recommendations, signalling significant reform over the next five years in the regulation that underpins the sector, how the sector will be funded and the prudential, clinical and governance standards to which approved providers will be held.

To help you navigate the Government's response to the Royal Commission's recommendations, we have prepared a table of what has been accepted (either in whole or in principle), rejected or remains under further consideration.