Since our update in May 2026, the aged care sector has continued to experience significant reform across the current and emerging regulatory landscape.

This update covers:

• the Commission's targeted review of the Liquidity Standard for Category 6 providers;
• the Senate recommendation that CHSP remain separate from Support at Home;
• sector performance data on complaints and reportable incidents (November - December 2025);
• the Support at Home Program Assurance Framework;
• the Commission's investigations into HELF compliance;
• the 'Choice, dignity, respect' public information program;
• the Senate inquiry into Support at Home;
• the Bill establishing a permanent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner;
• the indefinite deferral of price caps under Support at Home;
• the Department's first Wait Times Report;
• the removal of contribution payments for personal care from 1 October 2026; and
• passage of the Aged Care Amendment (Human Override) Bill 2026.

Read our full Aged Care Reform: Three months on for a comprehensive breakdown of each development.

Please contact us to discuss impacts on your organisation.