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Legislation being introduced by the Federal Government today is an important step towards breaking the barriers locking some older people out of the workforce.
The Federal Government must lead the charge on addressing the endemic of ageism by implementing policy changes that improve the lives of all Australians, including older people, COTA Australia says.
Addressing the barriers keeping many older people out of the workforce is crucial – and today’s employment whitepaper takes some steps towards breaking down those barriers, COTA Australia says.
The introduction of a Seniors Dental Benefit Scheme is crucial to ensuring all older Australians, no matter what their financial situation, can access the dental services they need, COTA Australia says.
COTA Australia has officially thrown its support behind the Voice to Parliament.
Australia needs to harness the benefits of older people remaining in the workforce, but those discussions need to be focused on the benefit for older people, the economy and people of all ages rather than be set up to pit one generation against the other.
The Federal Government needs to use the Intergenerational Report released today as the springboard we need to start taking real action to improve services for Australians of all ages, COTA Australia says.
Statistics released today show that in the past month, registered nurses were on-site in aged care homes 98 per cent of time, which equates to an average of 23.5 hours of nursing care across the day.
Older Australians will be asked to share their knowledge, insights and perspectives on our aged care system over the coming weeks as part of a consultation process looking at strengthening and improving the laws governing aged care.
COTA Australia welcomes today’s release of the independent capability review of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, which includes wide ranging recommendations for improving the aged-care watchdog.
The joint report shows that most super funds are falling short on the support they offer members in retirement, and that more work needs to be done to plan for improving their shortcomings.
A report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission which shows the effectiveness of education in shifting ageist attitudes provides real hope that moving the needle on Australia’s ageist attitudes is possible.