As the national regulator of aged care services subsidised by the Australian Government, ACQSC's role is to approve providers' entry to the aged care system, to accredit, assess and monitor aged care services against requirements, and to hold services to account for meeting their obligations. The ACQSC seeks to resolve complaints about aged care services and to provide education and information about its functions. The ACQSC also engages with consumers to understand their experiences and provide advice to providers about working with consumers in designing and delivering best practice care (3.3).

The program's primary objective is to effectively manage community support and home care programs, including the development and review of policy and operational guidelines and procedures, and assessment of program effectiveness. Veteran community care and support programs include the Veterans' Home Care (VHC) Program and the Community Nursing Program. The objectives of the VHC and Community Nursing programs are to support clients to remain independent in their homes, and improve their quality of life and health. For many of the veteran community who are ageing and increasingly requiring higher levels of service, the provision of these services helps to delay entry into residential aged care and maximises independence. DVA also provides subsidies and supplements for clients who are no longer able to live independently and who enter residential aged care. Program 2.4 also funds a range of grants programs to assist in providing support to veterans and their families, including the Veteran and Community Grants Program; Grants-in-Aid; and the Supporting Younger Veterans Grants Program. It also includes the Veteran Wellbeing Centres grants, which provide one-off funding for the development and implementation of 6 Veteran Wellbeing Centres to provide services and support based on local needs and opportunities (3.2).

Treasury provides financial assistance through National Partnership payments to state and territory governments as part of the Federal Financial Relations Framework.2 Activities funded through the National Partnership Agreements include: — the Specialist Dementia Care Program (3.2) — Registration Scheme for Personal Care Workers (3.3).

IHACPA will provide independent advice on aged care pricing issues, including the new Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model in residential care to ensure that the model and annual funding increases are informed by the efficient cost of delivering care (3.2).

The NDIA has a cross billing agreement with the Department of Health and Aged Care to pay some fees and charges for people in residential aged care who are National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants. This cross-billing agreement includes payment of a participant's basic care subsidy fee and accommodation supplement (3.2). This applies to all NDIS participants living in residential aged care under the age of 65, as well as those who are over 65 but who became NDIS participants before they turned 65.

Services Australia works with the Department of Health and Aged Care to: * undertake income testing for home care recipients (3.2) * make payments under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme (3.2) * administer payments to aged care providers (3.2) * undertake means testing of residents (3.2).

Services Australia works with the Department of Health and Aged Care to: * undertake income testing for home care recipients (3.2) * make payments under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme (3.2) * administer payments to aged care providers (3.2) * undertake means testing of residents (3.2).