Tag: Choice and Control

MEDIA RELEASE: COTA Australia welcomes new specialist care program for vulnerable Australians with dementia

5 February 2019
Australia’s leading senior’s advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, has welcomed the Government’s allocation of $70 million per year towards the creation of 30 specialist care units to support people living with dementia.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Boost in numbers of restorative care places mean more choice and control for older Australians

31 January 2019
Australia’s leading seniors’ advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, today welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government of an extra 775 new short-term restorative care places, which will help many more older Australians continue to lead independent and healthy lives.
Aged Care, Aged Care reform, Boost, Care at Home program, Choice and Control, Federal Government, healthy, Ian Yates, independent, lives, Older Australians, restorative care places, restorative care programs, short-term restorative care
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PROJECT REPORT: Measuring Quality and Consumer Choice in Aged Care

4 September 2018, COTA Publication
The 'Measuring Quality and Consumer Choice in Aged Care' project sought to hear the views of older people about how they choose an aged care provider, their views on indicators of quality and what other information they would need to make choices.
Choice and Control, Consumer Directed Care, Consumer Quality, Indicators of Quality, Informed Choice, Quality Indicators
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