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10,000 extra home care packages in MYEFO is great news for older Australians, who are Safer at Home

16 December 2020

COTA Chief Executive Ian Yates thanked the Federal Government for responding to COTA’s call for more packages in MYEFO, and also supporters of the Safer at Home campaign.

Aged care homes “must not ruin Christmas” by barring visitors

14 December 2020

“Older Australians deserve a loving Christmas, this year more than ever. That means in person, not restricted to a window “visit”, which is NOT a visit at all under the Visitor Code. It is the duty of providers to make sure visits can take place at a range of times.

Older Australians locked out of the workforce rely on Covid-19 JobSeeker supplement

25 November 2020

COTA reaffirmed its support for the Raise the Rate campaign led by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) calling for a permanent increase in the JobSeeker payment to an adequate amount that will help support Australians to find work.

MEDIA RELEASE: Budget delivers some good news for older Australians, but other things are missing

6 October 2020

Australia’s peak body of older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, has welcomed a number of significant Federal Budget initiatives in pensions and aged care, but expressed concern about the plight of mature age and older workers who received no targeted support.

Safer at Home: Australians deserve to get care at home as soon as they need it

2 October 2020

Safer at Home is calling on the Federal Government to ensure no one is forced to wait longer than 30 days for the home care package they are assessed to need, by funding an additional 60,000 home care packages in this Budget.

MEDIA RELEASE: Consumer groups outline 10 key points for the future of aged care in Australia

23 September 2020

The 10 shared principles will help all older Australians get the support they choose, when and where they need it and be treated with dignity and respect, by an aged care workforce that is trained and equipped to provide the standard of care older Australians and their families expect and deserve.

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10,000 extra home care packages in MYEFO is great news for older Australians, who are Safer at Home

Aged care homes “must not ruin Christmas” by barring visitors

Older Australians locked out of the workforce rely on Covid-19 JobSeeker supplement

MEDIA RELEASE: Budget delivers some good news for older Australians, but other things are missing

Safer at Home: Australians deserve to get care at home as soon as they need it

MEDIA RELEASE: Consumer groups outline 10 key points for the future of aged care in Australia