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Peak aged care advocacy bodies, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia and Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) have welcomed the release of the Aged Care Act Exposure Draft, marking it as a milestone step towards a human rights-based aged care system.
A new report released today the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative highlights the impact delays to
reform of our aged care sector will have on older – and ageing – Australians, COTA Australia, the leading advocacy organisation for older people, says.
Older Australians and those close to them want human rights embedded in a new Aged Care Act, according to a submission to the government by 13 advocacy organisations for older people and carers being released today.
A joint submission by 13 national organisations working with older people and carers, in response to the Australian Government’s consultation raised in the A New Aged Care Act: the foundations, Consultation Paper No.1.
We were thrilled – and a little humbled – by the enthusiastic response to our consultation forums on the future of aged care. Almost 4,000 people registered for joint COTA/OPAN events across Australia.
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 consultation paper is a significant improvement from the first consultation paper providing more details on how safeguarding is defined and registration categories.
The Strategy represents an important step in addressing entrenched issues across sectors who are often in competition with each other.
COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Towards an Aged Care Pricing Framework Consultation Paper. The Pricing Framework will be a key aged care policy document and IHACPA’s approach to aged care costing and pricing advice to Government has significant implications for consumers o
This submission is the COTA Australia response to a high-level consultation paper outlining key elements of the new Aged Care Regulatory Model and how it will be applied. The submission response is Stage 2 of a four-part consultation process being undertaken by the Department of Health and Aged Care
COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to respond to the initial consultation paper regarding the Aged Care Data Strategy.