Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety

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

1 November 2019

MEDIA RELEASE | 31 October 2019 Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report provides Government the mandate to commence transformation by December MYEFO Australia’s peak body of older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, today congratulated the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on its “Interim Report: Neglect”, which has recognised not only the […]

CEO’s Message – May 2019

13 May 2019

From 20 to 26 May this year we’re celebrating National Volunteer Week, with the theme ‘Making a world of difference’. We certainly appreciate the world of difference made by our 143 wonderful volunteers, who contribute so much to the governance and delivery of our programs – including elder abuse education, profiled in this issue. We

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Merle shares insights from the inside with Royal Commission into Aged Care

13 May 2019

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

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Supporting older people to tell their story on aged care

13 May 2019

COTA Victoria’s information sessions are demystifying the process of making a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. We are collaborating with other organisations to organise sessions that meet the needs of different groups – for older people, carers, family members, seniors groups and community organisations – and to empower older

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CEO Message – April 2019

23 April 2019

We are excited to have launched our new website and hope you enjoy exploring its new content as you read through this newsletter. Thanks to our wonderful communications team – Lizbeth and Gemma – for their fabulous work in developing this new website. We welcome your feedback so we can continue to provide information in

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Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety update

18 April 2019

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,

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Royal Commission Community Forum in Maidstone

18 April 2019

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has announced details of another Victorian community forum, to be hosted in Maidstone, West Melbourne, on Friday, 3 May. The Forum will take place from 9:30am–12pm at White Night Receptions, 42 Hampstead Road, Maidstone, Victoria. The Royal Commission Community Forums are an opportunity for members of

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COTA Victoria’s priorities for the Victorian Government 2019-20 budget

1 April 2019

What will Victoria look like in 2031, 2041 or 2061? We need a vision now so we can deliver the best quality of life for our ageing population and our future selves. Across Australia the 5.5 million Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1965 are entering their 60s and 70s. In Victoria, currently 1.25 million

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Community services unite to help people access aged care

1 April 2019

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

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COTA Victoria supports older people to share aged care stories

22 March 2019

MEDIA RELEASE COTA Victoria (COTA) is keen to ensure that all older Victorians are able to have their say to the Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety through a number of community information sessions. COTA Victoria CEO Ronda Held said while the royal commission was organising some public consultations, such as the recent

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CEO Message – March 2019

12 March 2019

Since our February COTA Connects, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety have held their first hearings and two community consultation forums in Bankstown and Bendigo. At the Adelaide hearings, consumers and peak bodies spoke about issues of dignity, safety, staffing ratios and what impacts on the care of residents and people living

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Human Rights Researcher seeks older person’s lived experiences

11 March 2019

US-based Human Rights Watch researcher, Bethany Brown will speak briefly at COTA Victoria’s next event linked with the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, on 28 March. Bethany is doing an international research and advocacy project for older people’s rights in aged care facilities. Human Rights Watch is seeking to connect with older individuals who