On 17 January 2024, COTA Australia, in partnership with the Older Persons Advocacy Network and 10 other older people and carer organisations, released their Preliminary Key Issues Paper in response to the New Aged Care Act Exposure Draft.
Peak aged care advocacy bodies, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia and Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) have welcomed the release of the Aged Care Act Exposure Draft, marking it as a milestone step towards a human rights-based aged care system.
A new report released today the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative highlights the impact delays to
reform of our aged care sector will have on older – and ageing - Australians, COTA Australia, the leading advocacy organisation for older people, says.
Older Australians and those close to them want human rights embedded in a new Aged Care Act, according to a submission to the government by 13 advocacy organisations for older people and carers being released today.
We were thrilled – and a little humbled – by the enthusiastic response to our consultation forums on the future of aged care. Almost 4,000 people registered for joint COTA/OPAN events across Australia.