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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

MEDIA RELEASE: New hotline for older Australians during COVID-19 pandemic launched

22 April 2020

A new COVID-19 hotline (FREECALL 1800 171 86) will help older Australians get the critical information they need to stay healthy and safe during the pandemic, providing an accessible one-stop source for personal support, questions and up-to-date guidelines.

COVID19, Minister for Senior Australians

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

MEDIA RELEASE: Older Australians support Government’s “strong advice” for vulnerable Australians to remain indoors as far as possible

29 March 2020

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia today advised all older Australians to heed government advice, announced by the Prime Minister tonight, to stay home to the maximum extent practicable and to take very careful precautions when outside their home.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Stimulus package will support older Australians through crisis

22 March 2020

Today’s announcement that the Federal Government will drop the deeming rate and provide new payments to people on income support, as well as time limited measures to support self-funded retirees, will come as welcome news for older Australians, older Australians peak body Council on the Ageing (COTA

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MEDIA RELEASE: Aged care funding injection a welcome response to challenges COVID-19 poses for aged care providers and unmet needs of older Australians

20 March 2020

A Commonwealth funding injection of $444 million to further support the aged care industry and older Australians during the COVID-19 outbreak has been applauded by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia as a necessary step to maintain aged care staffing levels and expand home care services.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Consultation on draft Aged Care Visitor Access Code

MEDIA RELEASE: New hotline for older Australians during COVID-19 pandemic launched

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

MEDIA RELEASE: Older Australians support Government’s “strong advice” for vulnerable Australians to remain indoors as far as possible

MEDIA RELEASE: Stimulus package will support older Australians through crisis

MEDIA RELEASE: Aged care funding injection a welcome response to challenges COVID-19 poses for aged care providers and unmet needs of older Australians