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This project ran between 2013 and 2017, funded by the then Department of Health and Ageing.
Home Care Today helped consumers and providers of Home Care Packages understand and implement Consumer Directed Care.
The new rights-based Aged Care Act, which was tabled in Parliament last week, has the potential to enhance quality standards, increase protections for older people, and create a financially sustainable …
Patricia was interviewed this morning for the TODAY show and outlined how the announcement by Parliament yesterday will impact the Aged Care sector. She indicated that the reforms will redefine …
The long-awaited introduction of the Age Care Act means the focus can now turn to ensuring Australians get the opportunity to scrutinise the detail to ensure it delivers the rights and protections older Australians deserve, COTA Australia says.
Older people are urging a bipartisan approach from the Federal Government and Opposition to urgently introduce a new rights-based Aged Care Act.
This video of older people receiving home care and residents of aged care discussing what it would feel like if a provider was upholding your rights, was played at the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s Conference in April 2024.
COTA Australia’s submission to the review of My Aged Care argues for systemic improvement to My Aged Care despite significant investment by the Federal Government in improving access to the aged care system and for the development and implementation of tangible, transparent performance benchmarks.
The Measuring Quality and Consumer Choice in Aged Care project sought to hear the views of older people, and their friends, family and other supporters on: The project conducted an online survey …
Media Release – Peak aged care advocacy bodies demand swift action on new Aged Care Act.
COTA Australia has provided a submission to the Inspector General of Aged Care to inform their progress report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Aged Care Royal Commission.
Media release, 12 March 2024 Federal Govt must deliver robust Aged Care Act without delay Rights of older people have been ignored for too long The Federal Government must finally …
On 17 January 2024, COTA Australia, in partnership with the Older Persons Advocacy Network and 10 other older people and carer organisations, released their Preliminary Key Issues Paper in response to the New Aged Care Act Exposure Draft.