Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety Archives

Media Release: Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report provides Government the mandate to commence transformation by December MYEFO

1 November 2019

COTA Australia has congratulated the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on its “Interim Report: Neglect”, which has recognised not only the neglect of older people within the aged care system, but also the neglect of successive Governments in implementing earlier recommendations.

CEO’s Message – May 2019

13 May 2019

We're celebrating out volunteers for National Volunteer Week and our work with the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety continues.

CEO Message, Merle Mitchell, National Volunteer Week, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety

Merle shares insights from the inside with Royal Commission into Aged Care

13 May 2019

COTA Victoria’s staunch aged care advocate Merle Mitchell appeared as a witness at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which started hearings in Sydney last week.

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Supporting older people to tell their story on aged care

13 May 2019

COTA Victoria’s information sessions are demystifying the process of making a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

aged care, information, Royal Commission, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety, submissions, Workshops and events

CEO Message – April 2019

23 April 2019

April has been busy at the COTA Victoria office. As we head into Federal Election season, we've launched our new website and are actively engaged in two royal commissisions.

Australian Federal Budgets, CEO Message, Federal Election, focus groups, Reminiscing Story Cards, Ronda Held, Royal Commission into Mental Health, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety, Victorian State Budgets

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety update

18 April 2019

Feedback from sessions organised by COTA Victoria suggest that older Victorians are feeling positive about the opportunity to participate in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

aged care, aged care system, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety, submissions, Workshops and events

Royal Commission Community Forum in Maidstone

18 April 2019

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has announced details of another Victorian community forum, to be hosted in Maidstone in May.

Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety, Workshops and events

COTA Victoria’s priorities for the Victorian Government 2019-20 budget

1 April 2019, COTA Submissions

What will Victoria look like in 2031, 2041 or 2061? We need a vision now so we can deliver the best quality of life for our ageing population and our future selves.

accessibility, affordable housing, assistive technology, death, end of life, future, Government funding, Royal Commission into Mental Health, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety, social inclusion

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Community services unite to help people access aged care

1 April 2019

Six community services in Victoria have joined the Aged Care Systems Navigator in a 15-month national trial led by Council of the Ageing (COTA) Australia and funded by the Australian Government.

aged care, Aged Care Navigators, aged care system, Elder Rights Advocacy, Housing for the Aged Action Group, information line, Residential Aged Care, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety

COTA Victoria supports older people to share aged care stories

22 March 2019

COTA Victoria (COTA) is keen to ensure that all older Victorians are able to have their say to the Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety through a number of community information sessions.

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