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Time For Talk on Mandatory Vaccination is over – Urgent action needed

4 June 2021

The Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia today called on all governments to move swiftly to implement in practice today’s decision to rapidly accelerate vaccination of all aged care workers and its “in-principle disposition” to move to mandatory vaccination requirements ASAP.

COVID Vaccinations, COVID19, influenza vaccinations

Council on the Ageing welcomes biggest investment in aged care in a generation

11 May 2021

COTA Australia tonight welcomed the very substantial package of measures in tonight’s Federal Budget that will fire the starting gun on a substantial overhaul of the aged care system over the next five years, supported by additional expenditure of $17.7 Billion over four years.

Aged Care Reforms, Aged Care Royal Commission, Federal Budget, Federal Budget 2021-22

4 Corners report into Newmarch House demonstrates lessons from which all aged care providers and governments must learn

23 June 2020

As a matter of basic human and legal rights COTA believes that every resident of every aged care home has the right to transfer to hospital if they need it and that is their preference.

MEDIA RELEASE: Industry Code for visiting aged care homes released

12 May 2020

The ‘Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes during COVID-19’ has been released by 13 aged care peak bodies and consumer advocacy organisations. The Code creates a nationally consistent approach that ensures residents can receive visitors while minimising the risk of spreading COVID-1

COVID19

MEDIA RELEASE: Consultation on draft Aged Care Visitor Access Code

1 May 2020

A Visitor Access Code to ensure a nationally consistent visitation policy to residential aged care homes during the COVID-19 crisis has today been released by aged care peaks and consumer advocacy organisations for consultation with the public. The Code aims to apply a compassionate and consistent v

Reaffirmation of aged care visit guidelines must bring an end to insensitive restrictions

21 April 2020

Today’s National Cabinet’s reaffirmation that residential aged care providers should not restrict family visit access to residential aged care beyond the existing advice of National Cabinet has been strongly welcomed by the peak consumer organisations representing older Australians.

Dementia Australia, National Seniors, Older Persons Advocacy Network

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Time For Talk on Mandatory Vaccination is over – Urgent action needed

Council on the Ageing welcomes biggest investment in aged care in a generation

4 Corners report into Newmarch House demonstrates lessons from which all aged care providers and governments must learn

MEDIA RELEASE: Industry Code for visiting aged care homes released

MEDIA RELEASE: Consultation on draft Aged Care Visitor Access Code

Reaffirmation of aged care visit guidelines must bring an end to insensitive restrictions