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The Federal Opposition’s new policy on dividend imputation deserves more considered discussion than it has had over the last few days, says Australia’s leading advocacy body for older Australians.
Advocacy bodies, seniors’ groups and community legal services have joined forces to commit unanimously to tackling elder abuse and are calling for immediate action on a national scale.
Politicians, aged care providers, industry stakeholders and advocacy groups are congregating in Sydney today and tomorrow for the 5th National Elder Abuse Conference – Together Making Change.
Australia’s leading aged care consumer advocacy body, COTA Australia, praised the Senate’s interim report into South Australia’s Oaken aged care facility for highlighting the urgent need to stamp out toxic cultures and systemic failures undermining the good work of the majority of the aged care.
Leading consumer group for older Australians, COTA Australia, today thanked politicians and renowned cook Maggie Beer for helping shine the spotlight on how we can provide the best possible quality food options for older Australians living in residential aged care services.
Leading seniors advocate, COTA Australia, today congratulated the 2016 Senior Australian of the Year, world leading biophysicist, Dr Graham Farquhar AO.
Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) and COTA Australia (Council on the Ageing) welcome the formation of the Parliamentary Friends of Ageing and Aged Care as a forum for forward-thinking discussion on the future of aged care and the policy challenges and opportunities of a rapidly ageing popul
Leading senior’s advocacy group, COTA Australia, commends the government for recognising the diverse characteristics and life experiences of older Australians and their efforts to build an inclusive, respectful and person centred aged care system.
Leading senior’s advocacy organisation COTA Australia is asking Australians their views about quality of life and quality of services in aged care over the next two months as part of a project to better understand the information consumers want in order to choose their aged care providers.
Leading seniors advocacy group, COTA Australia, commends the government for now focusing on vulnerable older Australians at risk of long term welfare dependence in the next round of the Try, Test and Learn fund, announced by Minister Christian Porter at the National Press Club yesterday.
Leading senior’s advocacy body, COTA Australia, welcomed today’s commitment by Opposition Leader, Hon Bill Shorten MP, to improving the quality of life and care for Australians living with dementia and investing further in research to find a cure.
Leading senior’s advocacy body, COTA Australia, has appointed one of Australia’s most experienced public sector administrators and policy thinkers, Jane Halton AO PSM, as its next Independent Chair. Ms Halton will take up the three-year position on 6 December.