Onus now on the Australian Government The final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, released earlier this month, puts the onus on the Morrison Government to address systemic issues with home care, nursing home regulation, staffing and transparency, according to Council on the Ageing. ‘When it comes to the crisis […]
A team of 12 champions are helping their individual communities navigate the aged care system, thanks to the work of COTA Victoria’s Aged Care Navigator project. The trial helps older people overcome challenges to understand and use the aged care system. Volunteers who know the aged care system act as ‘system navigators’, helping older people
COTA Victoria has been travelling around the state to encourage older people to make a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. So far, we’ve hosted eight information sessions, mostly in partnership with seniors’ groups and councils. We’ve listened as more than 200 consumers, carers and family members – including regional
COTA Victoria’s staunch aged care advocate Merle Mitchell appeared as a witness at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings, which started in Sydney last week. The hearings focused on the experiences of people like Merle living in residential care. Through personal accounts, the Commission hoped to gather ‘powerful and compelling insights
Feedback from sessions organised by COTA Victoria suggest that older Victorians are feeling positive about the opportunity to participate in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. COTA hosted its first session about the Royal Commission in February, followed by a submission writing workshop in March and a second workshop earlier this month,
MEDIA RELEASE 29th March, 2019 Community services unite to help people access aged care Six community services in Victoria have joined the Aged Care Systems Navigator, a 15-month national trial led by Council of the Ageing (COTA) Australia and funded by the Australian Government, that will develop and test different models to support people to
