COTA Australia provided brief comments on the Retirement Income Covenant Position Paper issued by Treasury and broadly supported the proposals in the Position Paper. In particular COTA Australia supports the two Covenant Principals and the eight Supporting Principles.
COTA Australia made a brief submission to the Senate Economics References Committee on the Financial and tax practices of for-profit aged care providers.
COTA regards the draft Standards Guidance as a comprehensive guide to the delivery of the core standards which focus not only on the quality of care and safety standards expected of services, but also on the delivery of services that meet the ‘quality of life’ expectations of consumers and carers.
The 2018/19 Federal Budget contains a large number of important measures to improve the lives of older Australians, which jointly constitute a significant, positive step towards better preparing Australia for our ageing population of the future.
COTA Australia provided brief comments to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia.