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Tonight’s budget will help the hip pocket and aged care, but more accountability of providers’ aged care spending is needed.
We only have three sitting days left for the Senate to pass this legislation, or it cannot be passed until well after the election and that would mean very substantial delays in implementing key Royal Commission recommendations.
Aged care consumer peak bodies have welcomed National Cabinet’s endorsement of new visitation guidelines for residential aged care that strike a balance between the public health risks of Covid-19 and the essential emotional and physical care provided to residents by their loved ones.
The grief of family and friends is turning to anger when some commentators infer these deaths matter less because residents were already palliative, or on the other hand try to exploit the tragedy for political point scoring.
We welcome the opportunity to submit this submission in advance of the 2022/23 Federal Budget.
This paper is part of the process by which the Department responds to the conclusions and recommendations included in the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety that relate to aged care accommodation.
Our submission argues that the Care and Support Sector needs a consistent Code.
We know that having access to at least one visitor at all times is crucial for older Australian’s health and wellbeing. This Code strikes the balance between ensuring that access while also making sure best practice COVID safety precautions are always taken.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, the peak body for older Australians, has welcomed the announcement of further funding for aged care reform in today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
COTA Australia welcomes the development of a new research centre at Flinders University in Adelaide aimed at finding ways to improve the delivery of aged care in Australia.
The Government has announced the membership of the new National Aged Care Advisory Council, and will in the coming weeks announce the membership of the Council of Elders.
COTA Australia has campaigned for many years to reduce and restrict the use of restraints in Nursing Homes. For decades one of the most common forms of abuse of Older Australians has involved tying them to chairs, locking them in rooms, or using drugs to make them compliant.