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Capital Financing for Residential Aged Care

6 October 2020, COTA Submissions

Our view - expressed repeatedly and publicly, and in submissions, over recent years - is that significant parts of the industry are over-reliant on RADs and the industry is  short on adequate levels of both equity investment and debt capital.

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Financing Aged Care

4 August 2020, COTA Submissions

COTA argues that, to improve the financing of aged care, there should be increased user contributions if they are fair, equitable and transparent. However, user contributions should not be a replacement for greater government investment.

Aged Care Royal Commission, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

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Aged care system governance, market management, roles and responsibility

31 July 2020, COTA Submissions

COTA proposes strengthening current governance mechanisms in the first three years after the Royal Commission’s report before considering any move toward establishing a new System Governor.

Aged Care Royal Commission, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

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Lessons of the COVID-19 crisis for Aged Care Reform – Submission 1

31 July 2020, COTA Submissions

COVID-19 has shone a light on reform issues at both the community/service delivery level and on a big picture level.

Aged Care Royal Commission, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

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General Submission – Aged Care Royal Commission

31 July 2020, COTA Submissions

The submission provides strong endorsement of human rights to tackle systemic ageism, disempowerment and institutionalisation. It also outlines information related to the performance of My Aged Care and improvements to system access.

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POSITION PAPER: Keep fixing Australia’s aged care system

26 September 2018, COTA Publication

COTA Australia today outlined the five priority fixes needed to address well documented failures in aged care that should occur while the Royal Commission into aged care conducts further investigation of the sector.

Aged Care, Aged Care Royal Commission, Keep Fixing Australia's Aged Care, Royal Commission

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