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The passing of new aged care legislation and the Federal Government’s announcement of an independent review of the Integrated Assessment Tool are positive steps towards addressing the issues older people have been experiencing through the aged care assessment process, COTA Australia says.
Parliament must ensure changes to the aged care assessment system give assessors a clear and timely way to correct decisions that don’t reflect an older person’s care needs, COTA Australia says.
Last night’s Four Corners report put a human face to the experiences of older Australians navigating the reformed aged care system and highlighted the need for further improvements to aged care assessments, wait times and funding, COTA Australia says.
COTA Australia’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the Support at Home Program supports the program’s rights-based objectives, but argues it is not yet reliably delivering timely, affordable and person-centred support for older Australians.
The government today announced reforms to aged care assessment, including an escalation process to allow increased human oversight as part of determining the right level of support.
We’ve heard from many older people and their families about the impacts they’ve experienced since the Aged Care reforms commenced nearly 6 months ago. The 3 webinar sessionss will address a number of these issues.
If you are 50 years or over and are seeking or using aged care services at home, or if you care for or support someone who does, we want to understand what this has been like for you. Please take 5 minutes to participate and help us support your voice to parliament.
The Federal Government’s latest investment in aged care is a welcome step towards delivering the system older Australians and their families deserve, COTA Australia says.
While today’s reported $1 billion budget commitment on showering, dressing and continence management is a very important change that will make a real difference to the lives of older people, there’s still more to do in aged care.
This submission argues that the Support at Home pricing approach should support and inform a system that delivers transparent and understandable “value for money” choices for aged care participants.
The submission responds to the specified provisions of the review and refers to a range of other issues in the rules that have not been satisfactorily resolved.
The submission discusses affordability, hidden CHSP waitlists, inadequate consumer protections, the need for real time availability data and ability to book services, price caps, the ability to choose multiple providers, and a commitment to ensure older people receive timely, equitable, and affordable care.