Free public tools
Choose the task you need to complete. Each tool tells you what stays on your device and what CaresLink receives.
Public tool directory
Choose one of the three task groups. All seven tools are free to use without signing in.
Draft a care record or check an existing note.
Draft a care record
Turn observable facts from a common support situation into a structured draft you can review and adapt.
Privacy and storage
Your draft stays in this tab and is not sent to CaresLink or an AI service. Site analytics records only the scenario type and whether you finished, never the wording you enter.
Review a care record
Check a progress note, handover, incident record, or NDIS case note and receive only the items that may need another look.
Privacy and storage
No record text or file can be entered. Your six selections stay in this tab. CaresLink records only the record type and action used, never your answers or record content.
Search templates or build a task-ready pack.
Find a documentation template
Search free templates and examples by record task, format, or care documentation topic.
Privacy and storage
Search and filters run on this page. Your search terms and category may appear in the web address. Some downloads ask for contact details and consent before you continue.
Assemble task-ready templates
Choose a role, service context, task and file language, then combine reviewed templates into a ZIP with a file version list.
Privacy and storage
Your four choices and ZIP are prepared in this tab. No account, upload or AI service is used. Do not enter or add client, worker, health, financial or case information.
Review dates, service changes, or provider wording.
Plan reporting dates
Filter reviewed residential, Support at Home, CHSP and cross-program dates, then print the list or export an ICS planning snapshot.
Privacy and storage
This tool has no fields for provider, participant, financial or service information. Filters and calendar exports stay in this tab. Exported dates do not update automatically.
Review Support at Home changes
Answer eight operational questions and receive a practical review list for the October 2026 personal care contribution change.
Privacy and storage
Your eight selections stay in this tab until you close it. CaresLink does not receive or save them.
Prepare provider profile wording
Create and review referral-ready business wording from provider-submitted service information.
Privacy and storage
The draft is saved in this browser on this device. If you consent and submit it, CaresLink receives the business and contact details for profile review and follow-up.
Official government tools
CaresLink links directly to these government services instead of recreating changing requirements, incident decisions, fee calculations, or provider listings. Each service opens on the owning agency's website.
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Choose the provider pathway, registration categories, services, and funding context to find relevant requirements under the Aged Care Act and Rules.
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The government tool is a guide and does not replace the Aged Care Act or Rules. CaresLink does not reproduce its questions or results.
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Use the Commission's own questions when an authorised provider reviewer needs support considering SIRS reportability and priority.
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Do not delay immediate safety action or required notification while using a web tool. Confirm obligations against the current Act, Rules, Commission guidance, and provider process.
My Aged Care
Estimate an individual's Support at Home contribution and explore a budget using the Australian Government calculator.
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The result is an estimate, not a final cost decision. CaresLink does not collect the financial information entered on My Aged Care.
My Aged Care
Estimate the types and amounts of fees that may apply for permanent residential aged care using the official calculator.
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The result is an estimate and excludes some negotiated optional services. Services Australia determines actual aged care costs.
My Aged Care
Search and compare official aged care provider listings by service, provider name, location, costs, and other available filters.
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CaresLink does not copy provider listings, rankings, availability, prices, or quality data. Check the current official profile and contact providers directly.
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Safe use
Use placeholders and observable operational facts. Do not enter names, contact details, health identifiers, or other identifying participant information into public drafting tools. Review every output against your organisation's policies and current official guidance before use.