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When older Australians attend their polling booths this Saturday they will be hard pressed to know who they should vote for, given their needs have been largely ignored by the major parties this election, says Australia’s leading seniors’ organisation.
Leading seniors advocate COTA Australia today welcomed the first major party’s policy on ageing Equality and Compassion: Supporting older Australians by the Australian Greens, that includes commitments on more choice and control in aged care, improving mature age work opportunities and providing fun
Leading seniors’ advocacy organisation COTA Australia has welcomed Aged Care Minister Sussan Ley’s announcement today of dedicated funds for specialist dementia care units and dementia friendly communities.
In deciding how they will vote on 2 July, health care and the economy will be the key drivers for older Australians, according to a national survey by Australia’s leading seniors advocate, COTA Australia.
An alliance of 48 aged care groups will today launch a national campaign to put aged care on the election agenda after silence from the major parties on how they will address the aged care needs of older Australians.
Legislation passed in the Senate yesterday giving older Australians more choice about their home care services is a very welcome improvement to our aged care system, leading seniors advocate COTA Australia said today.
Leading seniors advocate COTA Australia today welcomed the introduction of the legislation which will give control of aged home care packages and services to older people for the first time.
Older Australians will strongly welcome measures announced in the 2015 Federal Budget to give them direct control of their own aged care funding packages, have access to an independent complaints system, and introduce a streamlined approach to home care delivery, seniors advocate COTA Australia said
Older Australians will welcome confirmation that the Federal government has dropped unfair changes to pension indexation and given them more choice and control in how they receive aged care at home. Other budget measures will be received with less enthusiasm including changes to employment incentive
Leading seniors advocacy body COTA Australia today welcomed the announcement by Minister Fifield of the establishment of the Aged Care Quality Advisory Council to ensure the government gets advice from a range of expert voices in the provision of quality services to people in aged care.
Leading seniors advocacy body COTA Australia today welcomed the announcement by Minister Mitch Fifield of measures to support people with dementia experiencing severe challenging behaviours in residential aged care.