GP aged care connect

GP aged care connect

New aged care incentive and MyMedicare

The MyMedicare General Practice in Aged Care Incentive has been developed in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce and aims to deliver quality care over time.

The incentive will officially begin on 1 August 2024 and can only be accessed through MyMedicare, where both the general practice and residential aged care home (RACH) resident are registered.

Key benefits

  • regular visits, care planning, and health assessment services, leading to improved continuity of care and reduced hospitalisations
  • providers will receive payments for services provided to older people living in aged care
  • practices will receive funding to manage quality care in aged care settings.

GP Aged Care Connect

PHNs will soon receive funding to support GPs, practices and RACHs to participate in the new incentive and help match residents with a regular primary care provider in MyMedicare, if they do not already have one. At Murray PHN, we are calling this new support service: GP Aged Care Connect. As it progresses, we’ll share more information through eNews: subscribe to our eNewsletter.

Resources for residential aged care facilities

Contact details

For more information or support: gpagedcareconnect@murrayphn.org.au

Last Update: August 13th, 2024

Murray PHN acknowledges its catchment crosses over many unceded First Nations Countries, following the Dhelkunya Yaluk (Healing River).

We pay our respects and give thanks to the Ancestors, Elders and Young people for their nurturing, protection and caregiving of these sacred lands and waterways, acknowledging their continuing cultural, spiritual and educational practices.

We are grateful for the sharing of Country and the renewal that Country gives us. We acknowledge and express our sorrow that this sharing has come at a personal, spiritual and cultural cost to the wellbeing of First Nations peoples. We commit to addressing the injustices of colonisation across our catchment, and to listening to the wisdom of First Nations communities who hold the knowledge to enable healing. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.