The Federal Government has released the Five pillars over 5 years, as part of their response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s 148 recommendations, but there are many details still to be worked through so COTA Victoria is encouraging everyone to continue the conversation for a better aged care system. While […]
Budget Aged Care Reform Package a sound start to industry transformation Note: COTA has released a separate media release on non-aged care matters in the Federal budget available here. Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia tonight welcomed the very substantial package of measures in tonight’s Federal Budget that will fire the starting gun on a substantial
As the long-running Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety continues to investigate the failures in Australia’s aged care system, COTA Victoria recently hosted two remote focus groups for older people to consider proposed system redesigns. The focus groups were supported by COTA Australia, which provided information about the aged care system redesign, options
March and August 2020 Working with partner organisation Bellarine Community Health, we empowered older people in one of Victoria’s coastal communities to have their say in a major national aged care reform debate. The issue On 8 October 2018, the Australian Government launched the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The Royal Commission
The absence of any mention of aged care in last night’s Leader’s Debate is profoundly offensive to the more than 125,000 older Australians, and the more than 1,000,000 members of their families, waiting for a home care package, many of whom die while waiting. The leaders ignored the biggest single issue facing older Australians and their
