Regulation • Regulated by Department of Health and Aged Care
Mandatory Care Minutes (Aged Care)
Definition: Federal requirements mandating residential aged care facilities to provide an average of 215 care minutes per resident per day, including 44 minutes from an RN.
Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview
Introduced following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, care minutes are tracked and published via the Star Rating system. Rostering platforms must report direct care hours delivered by RNs, ENs, and personal care workers.
Governing Authority
Enforced by Department of Health and Aged Care in Australia. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.
Automated Compliance
How AsanWork Enforces Mandatory Care Minutes (Aged Care)
AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Related Australia Healthcare Terms
Regulation
AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
The national agency responsible for regulating and registering healthcare practitioners (nurses, midwives, doctors, allied health) across Australia.
Fair Work Modern Award
Aged Care Award 2010
The modern award establishing minimum terms, conditions, and wage rates for employees working in residential aged care facilities across Australia.
Rostering & Pay
Broken Shift (SCHADS Clause 25.6)
A shift divided into up to two parts within a single day (with an unpaid gap in between) within a maximum spread of 12 hours.
Fair Work Award
Casual Loading (25%)
An additional 25% paid on top of the base modern award hourly rate to casual care employees in lieu of paid annual leave and sick leave.