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MEDIA RELEASE: Action on aged care, health, retirement income and employment is central to older Australians needs and rights says Council on the Ageing’s Pre-Budget Submission

Australia’s leading advocate for older people, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, is calling for greater choice, simplicity and more meaningful support for older people in its 2020 Pre-Budget Submission to the Federal Government ahead of a formative year for the future of older Australians.

16th February, 2020

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Pre-Budget Submission – Budget 2020-21

COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide this Pre-Budget submission of measures that we urge the Australian Government to implement as part of the 2020/21 Federal Budget.

16th February, 2020

Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: COTA’s calls for choice and control reinforced by new home care research

Older Australians want more choice and control over their home care, clear information about fees and quality, and independent advice to help navigate the system, according to new research hailed by COTA Australia as further proof of the need for stronger consumer rights to be built into aged care.

30th January, 2020

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Aged Care

Aged Care Royal Commission – Aged Care Program redesign: services for the future

COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Consultation Paper 1 – “AGED CARE PROGRAM REDESIGN: SERVICES FOR THE FUTURE”.

23rd January, 2020

Aged Care Reform

MEDIA RELEASE: MYEFO confirms aged care commitments but structural aged care reforms must continue in next Budget

Today’s MYEFO statement will facilitate current aged care reforms while the Aged Care Royal Commission continues its work, but major structural reform is needed to fix the aged care system so it works properly.

16th December, 2019

Aged Care

Assistive Technology for All Alliance Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

The Assistive Technology for All Alliance provided a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and is endorsed by COTA Australia.

10th December, 2019

Aged Care

Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s inquiry on the Interfaces between the aged care and the health care system

The Royal Commission has identified that in its upcoming hearing to be held in Canberra 9 – 13 December it will investigate the interfaces between the aged care and health care systems. COTA believes improvements to the interface between healthcare and aged care systems are essential.

6th December, 2019

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MEDIA RELEASE: New $537 million aged care package a strong down payment towards improved aged care

The Federal Government’s response to the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care, including a funding injection of $537 million, has been applauded by COTA Australia as an important step forward, but a plan to urgently reduce home care waiting times is still missing from the equation.

25th November, 2019

Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report provides Government the mandate to commence transformation by December MYEFO

Australia’s peak body of older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, today congratulated the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on its “Interim Report: Neglect”, which has recognised not only the neglect of older people within the aged care system, but also the neglect

31st October, 2019

Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: First reduction in Home Care wait lists is good news but waiting times remain totally unacceptable and action is essential

COTA Australia welcomed the first ever reduction in numbers of people waiting for Home Care Packages (HCP) but said there are still far too many older Australians waiting more than 18 months for care, while around 43 per day die while waiting.

17th September, 2019

Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: Doctors and aged care staff must stop improper use of antipsychotic and psychotropic drugs to restrain residents

COTA Australia is demanding both doctors and aged care staff stop the widespread abuse of nursing home residents, who are among our most vulnerable citizens, after yet another study, revealed one in three aged care residents is chemically restrained through antipsychotic and psychotropic drugs.

24th July, 2019

Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: Council on the Ageing welcomes Minister Colbeck’s strong response to Earle Haven Nursing home debacle and demands urgent review of laws

Australia’s leading advocacy body for older Australians and aged care consumers, COTA Australia, today welcomed the strong response of the Federal Minister for Aged Care, Richard Colbeck, to the crisis at the Earle Haven nursing home on the Gold Coast

12th July, 2019

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MEDIA RELEASE: Action on aged care, health, retirement income and employment is central to older Australians needs and rights says Council on the Ageing’s Pre-Budget Submission

Pre-Budget Submission – Budget 2020-21

MEDIA RELEASE: COTA’s calls for choice and control reinforced by new home care research

Aged Care Royal Commission – Aged Care Program redesign: services for the future

MEDIA RELEASE: MYEFO confirms aged care commitments but structural aged care reforms must continue in next Budget

Assistive Technology for All Alliance Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s inquiry on the Interfaces between the aged care and the health care system

MEDIA RELEASE: New $537 million aged care package a strong down payment towards improved aged care

MEDIA RELEASE: Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report provides Government the mandate to commence transformation by December MYEFO

MEDIA RELEASE: First reduction in Home Care wait lists is good news but waiting times remain totally unacceptable and action is essential

MEDIA RELEASE: Doctors and aged care staff must stop improper use of antipsychotic and psychotropic drugs to restrain residents

MEDIA RELEASE: Council on the Ageing welcomes Minister Colbeck’s strong response to Earle Haven Nursing home debacle and demands urgent review of laws

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