COTA Australia, the peak body for older Australians, has today announced the appointment of Patricia Sparrow as its next Chief Executive, to succeed Ian Yates.
A new landmark report has found the majority of older Australians feel a decade younger than their current age, overwhelmingly support assisted dying legislation, and nearly half feel less valued by society than when they were younger.
COTA Australia has welcomed the reappointment of Greg Hunt as Minister for Health and the reappointment of Ken Wyatt AM as Minister for Aged Care with the broader remit of being Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care.
Harnessing and expanding the potential of older entrepreneurs to build a growing silver economy on the
back of our ageing population is one of a range of key measures the peak body for older Australians will
highlight at a national aged care conference in Sydney today.
COTA CE Ian Yates wrote an opinion piece for The Age in advance of the release of the 2015 Intergenerational Report calling for people to 'rethink Australia's ageing population in the context of respect, opportunity and productivity'
Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Carers, Amanda Rishworth, will today launch a new handbook aimed at supporting the inclusion of older people with a disability in mainstream, community-based activities.