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Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s release today of the Retirement Incomes Review today as the first step toward an objective public discussion on creating a more effective, fairer and sustainable retirement income system for older Australians.

While certain aged-care providers will doubtlessly be found guilty of terrible failures, the system that allowed them to let older Australians die due to neglect of standards must also be addressed. It now needs to radically and fundamentally change.

COTA Chief Executive Ian Yates says it’s vital to reduce the waiting times for home care packages, aiming for a maximum two-month wait time after assessment before older Australians can receive the level of care for which they have been assessed.

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

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia and the Australian Government today released an information resource to give specific information to older Australians and a clear place to find practical information and strategies for mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations.

Australia’s leading seniors’ advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, today congratulated the 2020 Senior Australian of the Year Professor John Newnham AM, national finalists and individuals who were awarded Australia Day Honours for their work with older Australians.