The Aged Care Royal Commission commences witness hearings today. COTA Australia CEO, Ian Yates, will be one of the three witnesses this afternoon. A live broadcast of Yates’s hearing will ... ...
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10,000 new home care packages great news – but $320 million funding for residential age care should be tied to staffing
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posted on 11th Feb 2019
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety – Information Session 8th February 2019February 8 -
This event is now sold out but will be live streamed on our Facebook page Are you or someone you care about accessing services in the aged care sector? Have you ... ...
posted on 8th Feb 2019
COTA hosts Aged Care Royal Commission info session
COTA Victoria will host a consumer information session about the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety next Friday, 8 February, for people wanting to know more about the inquiry and how they can participate. ...
posted on 30th Jan 2019
COTA Australia: 5 urgent fixes needed in aged care right now
Australia’s peak advocacy body for older Australians COTA Australia today outlined the five priority fixes that need to occur in the near future to address well documented failures in aged ... ...
posted on 26th Sep 2018
Royal Commission must review penalties for abuse in aged care, and appropriate methods of monitoring potential abuse
The Aged Care Royal Commission must investigate an appropriate range of penalties for neglect, excessive restraint and abuse in residential aged care and the need for more effective monitoring of ... ...
posted on 25th Sep 2018
Royal Commission welcome but must not delay action on urgently needed reforms already in train and in the wings
Peak older persons advocate, COTA Australia, today welcomed the Royal Commission into aged care for the spotlight it will throw on the challenges facing aged care over the next two ... ...
posted on 17th Sep 2018