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MEDIA RELEASE: Four Corners highlights unacceptable breaches of aged care standards and professional and medical standards

18 September 2018

Appalling incidents of neglect and system failures in aged care catalogued by the ABC highlights the need to continue reforms to protect older Australians in nursing homes, says Australia’s peak consumer body for older Australians.

Four Corners

MEDIA RELEASE: Royal Commission welcome but must not delay action on urgently needed reforms already in train and in the wings

16 September 2018

COTA Australia, today welcomed the Royal Commission into aged care for the spotlight it will throw on the challenges facing aged care over the next two decades, but warned it must not delay significant reforms now underway and in the wings to improve safety and quality safety for older Australians.

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Aged Care Quality Standards, Aged Care reform, Aged Care Royal Commission

MEDIA RELEASE: COTA Australia welcomes release of Aged Care Workforce Report

13 September 2018

COTA Australia, welcomes the recommendations outlined in the A Matter of Care – Australia’s aged care workforce strategy released today, and is calling on the Government to act swiftly to work with consumer, union and provider representatives to implement the key recommendations of the report

A Matter of Care – Australia’s aged care workforce strategy, Aged Care Workforce Development Plan

MEDIA RELEASE: COTA welcomes landmark protections for older Australians

12 September 2018

Australia’s peak consumer body for older Australians today welcomed Federal Government announcements this morning to strengthen protections for 1.1 million older Australians receiving aged care services.

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Aged Care Quality Standards, Single Quality Framework

MEDIA RELEASE: Scrapping pension age increase to 70 welcome – now let’s focus on measures to support mature employment and tackle age discrimination

5 September 2018

Leading seniors’ advocacy body COTA Australia today welcomed the Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement the government will overturn its policy of increasing the retirement pension age to 70 years - after it reaches 67 years in 2023.

age pension, newstart, retirement age, Scott Morrison

ACSA National Summit Presentation: Adapting ‘Compliance’ into ‘Clients’ through information about ‘Choice’

3 September 2018

COTA Australia presented to the ACSA National Summit- The session explored how building and reframing ‘compliance’ information such as quality indicators can provide consumers with the information they need to select your services as their preferred provider

ACSA National Summit, Quality Indicators

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MEDIA RELEASE: Four Corners highlights unacceptable breaches of aged care standards and professional and medical standards

MEDIA RELEASE: Royal Commission welcome but must not delay action on urgently needed reforms already in train and in the wings

MEDIA RELEASE: COTA Australia welcomes release of Aged Care Workforce Report

MEDIA RELEASE: COTA welcomes landmark protections for older Australians

MEDIA RELEASE: Scrapping pension age increase to 70 welcome – now let’s focus on measures to support mature employment and tackle age discrimination

ACSA National Summit Presentation: Adapting ‘Compliance’ into ‘Clients’ through information about ‘Choice’