Skip to content Skip to navigation
MENU
COTA Victoria Logo
Login
Get Involved
Home CLOSE
MENU
  • About
    About
    CLOSE MENU
    • Annual reports and financial statements
    • Staff
    • Board of Governance
    • Contact Us
    • Work with us
      • Current Job Opportunities
    • Our supporters
    • COTA Victoria Privacy Statement
  • Policy
    Policy
    CLOSE MENU
    • Our policy priorities
    • Policy positions
    • Stories of Change
    • Policy Development Committee (PDC)
    • Aged Care
      • Telling your story
    • Assistive Technology for All
    • Ageism in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Elder Abuse | Seniors Rights Victoria
    • Social Isolation
    • Submissions
    • Publications
    • End of life
    • COTA Green Sages
  • Information
    Information
    CLOSE MENU
    • Looking for information?
    • COVID-19 resources for older Victorians
    • COTA WISE services
    • How-to guides
    • It’s Your Energy - New Energy Rights for Victorians
    • Resources
  • News
    News
    CLOSE MENU
    • Latest News
    • Media
      • Media Releases
    • COTA Connects
      • COTA Connects Archive
      • Sign-up for e-Newsletter
    • COTA Conversations podcast
    • ONE COTA magazine
  • Events
  • Our Programs
    Our Programs
    CLOSE MENU
    • Seniors Rights Victoria
    • Older Men: New Ideas (OM:NI) men’s discussion groups
    • Care Finders
    • Carer Employment Support
      • Women Working Together
    • Living Longer Living Stronger
    • Victorian Seniors Festival
    • COTA Cycling
    • Past Programs
  • About
  • Policy
  • Information
  • News
  • Events
  • Our Programs
  • Login
About
  • Annual reports and financial statements
  • Staff
  • Board of Governance
  • Contact Us
  • Work with us
  • Our supporters
  • COTA Victoria Privacy Statement
Work with us
  • Current Job Opportunities
Policy
  • Our policy priorities
  • Policy positions
  • Stories of Change
  • Policy Development Committee (PDC)
  • Aged Care
  • Assistive Technology for All
  • Ageism in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Elder Abuse | Seniors Rights Victoria
  • Social Isolation
  • Submissions
  • Publications
  • End of life
  • COTA Green Sages
Aged Care
  • Telling your story
Information
  • Looking for information?
  • COVID-19 resources for older Victorians
  • COTA WISE services
  • How-to guides
  • It’s Your Energy - New Energy Rights for Victorians
  • Resources
News
  • Latest News
  • Media
  • COTA Connects
  • COTA Conversations podcast
  • ONE COTA magazine
Media
  • Media Releases
COTA Connects
  • COTA Connects Archive
  • Sign-up for e-Newsletter
Our Programs
  • Seniors Rights Victoria
  • Older Men: New Ideas (OM:NI) men’s discussion groups
  • Care Finders
  • Carer Employment Support
  • Living Longer Living Stronger
  • Victorian Seniors Festival
  • COTA Cycling
  • Past Programs
Carer Employment Support
  • Women Working Together

Tag: Residential Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: SAFETY – RESPECT – COMPASSION: Essential foundations of a successful new aged care visitor restrictions regime

20 March 2020
Some aged care providers are using the new restrictions for visitors to residential aged care facilities as an excuse for unacceptable restraint on the rights of residents and families to be treated with compassion and respect.
aged care, aged care standards, COVID-19, Residential Aged Care
Read more
Read more

Media Release: Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report provides Government the mandate to commence transformation by December MYEFO

1 November 2019
COTA Australia has congratulated the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on its “Interim Report: Neglect”, which has recognised not only the neglect of older people within the aged care system, but also the neglect of successive Governments in implementing earlier recommendations.
aged care, COTA Australia, Residential Aged Care, Royal Commission, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety
Read more
Read more
Oral and dental health care require urgent attention preview image

Oral and dental health care require urgent attention

18 April 2019
A new report shows the worst gap in the Victorian health system exists between the dental care people need and the care they receive.
aged care, Australian Federal Budgets, dental care, dental health, oral health, Residential Aged Care, Victorian Oral Health Alliance
Read more
Read more
Community services unite to help people access aged care preview image

Community services unite to help people access aged care

1 April 2019
Six community services in Victoria have joined the Aged Care Systems Navigator in a 15-month national trial led by Council of the Ageing (COTA) Australia and funded by the Australian Government.
aged care, Aged Care Navigators, aged care system, Elder Rights Advocacy, Housing for the Aged Action Group, information line, Residential Aged Care, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety
Read more
Read more

10,000 new home care packages great news – but $320 million funding for residential age care should be tied to staffing

11 February 2019
Leading seniors’ advocacy body, COTA Australia, warmly welcomed the Government’s announcement it will bring forward funding for 10,000 more home care packages, providing support and care to older Australians at home – bringing the total number of aadditional packages over the last year to 40,000.
COTA, Government funding, Home Care Packages, Residential Aged Care, Royal Commission, Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety
Read more
Read more

Homes for Life: Towards an older persons housing strategy

3 November 2016, COTA Submissions
'Homes for Life: Towards an older persons housing strategy' has been developed by a coalition of non-government organisations concerned about the increasing housing affordability crisis facing our ageing population.
accomodation, affordable housing, finance, homelessness, housing rights, rental property, Residential Aged Care, residential tenancies
View Submission
View Submission

Parliamentary Inquiry into the Retirement Housing Sector June 2016

30 June 2016, COTA Submissions
This is a joint submission to the parliamentary inquiry into the retirement housing sector, which represents a unique opportunity to progress much needed reform of Victoria’s retirement housing sector.
affordable housing, aged care, Consumer Affairs Victoria, parliamentary inquiry, Residential Aged Care, retirement housing, Retirement Housing Ombudsman, retirement villages, submissions
View Submission
View Submission
COTA Victoria Logo
  • About
  • Policy
  • Information
  • News
  • Events
  • Our Programs
Seniors Rights Victoria Registered Charity
Follow on
Facebook
COTA FEDERATION
  • ACT
  • New South Wales
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia
COTA Western Australia COTA Northern Territory COTA Queensland COTA New South Wales COTA ACT COTA Victoria COTA South Australia COTA Tasmania
Follow on
Twitter
GET INVOLVED
  • Follow on Facebook
  • Follow on Twitter
  • Follow on LinkedIn
  • Follow on Instagram
  • Contact Us
Seniors Rights Victoria
TERMS PRIVACY CONTACT SITEMAP
© 2023 COTA Victoria ABN 81 960 500 420 WEB DESIGN CODE AND VISUAL
Back to top
All correspondence may also be collected and stored, particularly in regard to registrations, including Email. Any information collected by COTA Victoria is collected via correspondence from you or your organisation. This may be via the telephone, Email, mail, fax or directly through our website.AcceptReject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT