MEDIA RELEASE: Positive Bibs and bobs in Budget but too much ‘missing in action’
2 April 2019
COTA Australia responds to the 2019 Federal Budget
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MEDIA RELEASE: COTA calls on Federal Budget to end cruel, unfair, disrespectful and discriminatory home care nightmare
29 March 2019
Peak older persons advocate, COTA Australia, today called on the Federal Government to end the nightmare facing older Australians waiting for high level home care, by responding to one of the first findings of the Aged Care Royal Commission
MEDIA RELEASE: COTA welcomes new Charter of Aged Care Rights but deeply concerned at delay in when providers have to give it to consumers
23 March 2019
Peak older persons advocate, COTA Australia, today welcomed the release today of a new single, strengthened Charter of Rights in aged care that applies across residential and home care and are written in strong, clear and plain English.
MEDIA RELEASE: COTA Australia commends whole-of-government approach to tackling elder abuse
19 March 2019
COTA Australia, today welcomed the launch by Attorney General Christian Porter of the National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians, including the rollout of a new national, elder abuse free call number and a series of national trials of frontline services.
MEDIA RELEASE: COTA welcomes Greens recognition that fixing aged care requires a quantum shift in policy and resources
19 March 2019
COTA Australia, today welcomed the Greens’ statement on aged care released today which calls for a human rights approach to aged care policy and major increases in funding for home care and staffing.
MEDIA RELEASE: New aged care pricing rules introduce more transparency for consumers and help people to choose home care providers
14 March 2019
COTA Australia welcomes the government's new legislative principles requiring aged care providers to publish information on the breakdown of costs in home care packages and also abolish separately charged administrative charges by 1 July 2019.