Most people want to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible as they age – but what if you were to find suddenly that the place you call home no longer meets your needs? This was the situation 76-year-old Victorian woman, Anne Black was faced with after an unsuccessful operation resulted […]
MEDIA RELEASE 5 February 2019 Australia’s leading senior’s advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, has welcomed the Government’s allocation of $70 million per year towards the creation of 30 specialist care units to support people living with dementia. COTA Australia Chief Executive, Ian Yates, said the new program will provide much-needed support for older Australians and their
MEDIA RELEASE 4 February 2019 Older Australians welcome emphasis on stronger consumer rights and end to loopholes in financial services Royal Commission report Australia’s leading senior’s advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, has welcomed many recommendations of the Hayne Royal Commission on misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry, but has called for stronger consumer
Media Release, 4 February 2019 The art of conversation and storytelling values older Australians, the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria said today as it released its Reminiscing Story Cards initiative. Ronda Held, Chief Executive of COTA Victoria, said it is vital in both the general community and especially in the Aged Care environment that
COTA Victoria will host a consumer information session about the Royal Commission (RC) into Aged Care Quality and Safety next Friday, 8 February, for people wanting to know more about the inquiry and how they can participate. COTA Vic’s information session will run from 11am-1pm on Friday, 8 February, at Level 12, Victoria University, 300
Australia’s leading seniors’ advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, today congratulated the 2019 Senior Australian of the Year, pediatrician Dr Suzanne Packer AM. COTA Chief Executive Ian Yates said the caliber of all Senior Australian of the Year finalists this year demonstrated the outstanding contributions older Australians are making across the country from science, medicine and mathematics to
MEDIA RELEASE Australia’s leading senior’s advocacy organisation COTA Australia has congratulated the government on the launch of its new Life Checks campaign, website and resources, which may potentially provide life checks and information for more than 9 million mid-life and older Australians. COTA Australia CEO, Ian Yates, said the Life Checks questionnaire and supporting resources
MEDIA RELEASE 10 January 2019 Today’s Productivity Commission inquiry final report into Australia’s superannuation system must trigger a comprehensive and independent inquiry into our whole retirement incomes system at the earliest opportunity, the leading senior’s advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, said today. The report shows that Australia’s super system is not meeting the needs of a
MEDIA RELEASE 2 January 2019 Australia’s leading older persons advocate, consumer peak body COTA Australia (Council on the Ageing), has welcomed the launch today of the new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, which combines and replaces the former Aged Care Quality Agency and the Aged Care Complaints Commission, and in 12 months will also
MEDIA RELEASE 5 December 2018 The Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria is today calling for more actions to reduce the cost of living pressures for older Victorians in response to a new landmark national report launched today in Canberra. The State of the (Older) Nation 2018 Report is the most comprehensive national study ever undertaken
Media Release 1 November 2018 “Despite a range of good health measures in the ALP’s election platform, there is still a large hole – public dental care for the 2.5 million Victorians who are eligible” said Tony McBride, Spokesperson for the Victorian Oral Health Alliance (VOHA) today. “With over 140,000 Victorians currently on public waiting
How does a mature well-educated, white middle class woman suddenly find herself facing homelessness and poverty? Jane Gilmore believes she is ‘lucky’. Her education, her mum and her ability to access resources has meant poverty but survival. It has also meant dealing with humiliation, shame and loss of hope. ‘Divorce, debt and redundancy had crashed
