Rural, Regional and Other Special Needs Building Fund - Capital Funding

A $150 million total pool is available are new residential care buildings, and the upgrade of existing residential care buildings which, without the assistance of capital grants provided under the Fund, would otherwise not be available. The Fund also supports access to residential care and continuity of care in a region or area, or for a Special Needs Group, where access would otherwise be at risk.

To increase access to residential care which may otherwise not be available, the Fund provides capital grants for the construction or upgrade of residential aged care buildings:

• in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia,and/or
• which specifically focus on the provision of residential care to people from Special Needs Groups or concessional, supported, assisted or low-means residents (as defined under the Act), including in major cities, and/or
• in a location where there is a demonstrated need for additionalresidential aged care services.