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COTA Australia, the peak body for older Australians, has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement today that pensioners, veterans and doctor’s visits to aged care facilities will be fully exempt from the GP co-payment.
Older people are progressively being given the right to choose what sort of aged care they receive and how they receive it, with over 70,000 home care package moving to a new system of Consumer Directed Care in less than nine months.
Submission on Exposure draft of the Medical Services (Dying with Dignity) Bill 2014
Response to the DSS Discussion Paper ‘Key directions for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme – basic support for older people living at home’
Older Australians have fared poorly in the 2014 Budget with hits to the age pension, introduction of co-payments for health care, changes to aged care, and the abolition of measures to improve housing affordability.
Older Australians will be shocked by many of the recommendations contained in the Commission of Audit in the areas of health care, pensions and aged care, says leading seniors advocate COTA Australia.
COTA Australia, the peak group for older Australians, has welcomed Senator Mitch Fifield’s comments
today confirming the Federal Government’s commitment to implement financial aged care reforms which give consumers choice and protections and will make the industry more viable.
Older Australians with dementia should be treated with respect and dignity at all times by the aged
care sector, says seniors advocate COTA Australia.
COTA Australia is the national policy vehicle of the eight State and Territory Councils on the Ageing (COTA) in NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, ACT and the Northern Territory.
Australia’s population is ageing and this will accelerate as the baby boomers move into older age. In 2011 there were 3 million people over the age of 65, making up around 14 per cent of the population and this figure will rise to over 8 million in 2050 or 25 per cent of the population.
New independent figures on the status of Australia’s aged care system reveals almost a third of older people requiring aged care still wait three months to receive it.
Senior Australians, almost 50% of the voting public, have been let down by the major parties this election according to the Seniors Election Scorecard released today by peak seniors advocate, COTA Australia.