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Our submission has focused on the importance of any future employment models in aged care to focus on consumer choice, the value placed by older people on the relationship with aged care workers and quality consumer outcomes.
The 2022 Federal Election is so far proving to be positive for Older Australians.
COTA Australia has been keeping track of policies important to older people at the election, as they’re announced by parties and candidates.
For the help of candidates and their supporters, COTA Australia has prepared a Candidates’ Guide to Older Australians.
These fake news campaigns distract from good policies that both parties are offering Older Australians this election, such as in aged care.
The Agenda covers 12 public policy areas and includes 37 recommendations for the 47th Parliament of Australia.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia hopes that throughout the election campaign the voices of Australia’s older people will be heard – both through political action and through media coverage.
We encourage you to fill in this short survey and offer your views.
It is understandable that the Budget ’spin’ focused on current short term crises (e.g. COVID, floods, cost of living pressures) it is important and welcome that long term reform measures are also outlined in Budget papers.
Civil penalties if providers punish someone for complaining and criminal penalties for breaching a General Duty of Care demonstrates that Labor is taking seriously the neglect reported by the Royal Commission
COTA welcomes Labor putting aged care front and centre in the forthcoming election. We have come a long way since 2007 when neither party released an aged care policy. Long overdue.
This budget sets the scene for a Federal Election campaign over the coming weeks, with the hope of older Australians now pinned on election announcements for vital services like oral and dental health.