ANMF advises members of a second round of Residential Aged Care Equipment Grants. This program is part of the Australian Government’s Strengthening Medicare – Supporting Older Australians Initiative.
All residential aged care homes in Victoria can apply for grants of up to $10,000 per home to purchase minor medical equipment, provided they did not receive a grant in Round 1. In Round 1, 430 homes were successful in applying for a grant.
The grants complement the free Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Person (CHAOP) training that is being delivered by the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) at La Trobe University. To date, over 500 nurses have already completed training workshops in metropolitan and regional locations.
These initiatives aim to support residential aged care nurses to:
- enable early detection of health issues through comprehensive assessments
- support timely intervention and improved resident outcomes.
Key dates
Residential Aged Care Equipment Grant application period opens 23 April and closes 21 May 2026 at 4pm
Please note
- Homes that were successful in receiving a grant in round 1 are not eligible to apply for round 2. Providers who run multiple homes can apply for individual homes that were not successful in round 1.
- Homes must agree to send at least one nurse on CHAOP training by 30 June 2028 to be eligible to receive a grant.
- Information on the minor medical equipment grants can be found here: Residential Aged Care Equipment Grants Program
- Information on the CHAOP training can be found here: Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Person (CHAOP) training
