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27 June: Aged Care Indexation will do little to ensure aged care sustainability
25 June: ACSA welcomes proposed NSW reforms to retirement living
22 June: Aged care needs sustainable funding for 'aspirations' to become a reality
22 June: Public invited to comment on new Retirement Living Code of Conduct
19 June: ACSA urges young Australians to aspire to a career in aged care
14 June: ACSA supports Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA)
1 June: ACSA urges Government to prioritise homeless older Australians
15 May: Aged care peaks: Quality in aged care is continuously assessed and is not negotiable
11 May: ACSA urges action on making aged care a ‘national priority’ 08 May: ACSA CEO: Budget demonstrates commitment to the future of aged care 04 May: ACSA launches workforce unit to drive future service delivery 04 May: ACSA CEO: 2018-19 Budget must prioritise aged care funding 23 April: Immediate action needed to increase access to home care 22 April: ACSA to work with Government on `flu shots for aged care staff
18 April: ACSA welcomes Government Response to Carnell Paterson Recommendations
12 April: ACSA contributes to the development of improved palliative care resources
04 April: Urgent budget support needed for residential aged care
04 April: Aged & Community Services Australia and Baptist Care Australia announce first group membership agreement 27 March: ACSA partners with Australian Association of Gerontology on future ageing projects
14 March: ACSA welcomes consultation on aged care workforce skills and planning
28 February: ACSA CEO: Oakden report should spur discussion on mental health access for society’s most vulnerable
26 February: ACSA CEO: Government must act on funding reforms to ease home care pressure 22 February: ACSA CEO: South Australian election needs greater aged care focus
20 February: Aged care peak bodies say quality not negotiable in aged care
20 February: ACSA CEO: Preventing Elder Abuse a national priority
19 February: ACSA welcomes Government provision of free ‘flu shots for over 65’s
15 February: Aged care providers prioritise good food
14 February: ACSA says review must examine role of Agency in quality framework.
12 February: ACSA CEO: Aged care providers take food very seriously
24 January: ACSA says dementia care costs need to be factored into sustainable, future funding
22 January: ACSA calls on Government to improve sustainability of sector, invest in home care
19 December: ACSA urges a review of future funding for rural and remote aged care service providers
15 December: ACSA welcomes NSW Government’s commitment to improving mental health services
13 December: Home care data shows an unacceptable number still waiting for care
12 December: ACSA and COTA Australia welcome the launch of Parliamentary Friends of Ageing and Aged Care - and Maggie Beer
7 December 2017: ACSA acknowledges inquiry into Australia's quality of aged care but urges targeted approach
29 November 2017: Older Persons Advocacy Network to provide valuable support to Older Australians
22 November 2017: ACSA welcomes commitment to tackling Australia’s dementia challenge
1 November 2017: ACSA CEO Pat Sparrow appointed to Minister's aged care workforce taskforce
25 October 2017: Aged care industry supports quality reforms, consumer protection
20 October 2017: ACSA: ACFI Review highlights the need for government to deliver sustainable, flexible funding
15 September 2017: Greater investment in home care needed
14 September 2017: Recommendations from the ‘Tune Review’ to inform discussion on future of aged care: Aged & Community Services Australia
5 September 2017: ACSA welcomes funding for WA's Home and Community Care (HACC) program
3 September 2017: ACSA to work with government to protect older Australians from `flu
10 August 2017: ACSA warns on increasing rates of aged homelessness
8 August 2017: West Australian ACSA-member adds 60 Transition Care Program beds
27 July 2017: Retirement villages statement from ACSA CEO Pat Sparrow
25 July 2017: Australia's aged care charities make an economic and social contribution over-and-above their relative size, ACNC report finds
13 July 2017: ACSA welcomes recognition of older Queenslanders housing needs
13 July 2017: Discussion paper next step in home care reform
11 July 2017: ACSA welcomes funding for new advocacy program
10 July 2017: Additional support for remote aged care services welcomed
21 June 2017: ACSA welcomes key recommendations from workforce report
15 June 2017: Elder abuse a multifaceted societal issue
13 June 2017: Aged care Technology Roadmap to support consumer choice and control
13 June 2017: NSW palliative care funding welcome
13 June 2017: ACSA welcomes new mental health facility
29 May 2017: ACFA report recommends three options for RADs
26 May 2017: New aged care places to support frail older Australians
23 May 2017: Respecting and meeting end-of-life care needs in residential aged care (JOINT MR) (Principles for Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Residential Aged Care)
22 May 2017: Palliative care core business for aged care
9 May 2017: No surprises but some useful initiatives for aged care
1 May 2017: Review of aged care regulations must add to quality of care
21 April 2017: Statement regarding Oakden Older Persons Mental Health Service
19 April 2017: Funding stability the key to supporting older Australians
4 April 2017: Survey results very positive for aged care
15 March 2017: ACSA welcomes increased funding for aged care home support services
15 March 2017: Second round of NSW Transition Assistance Program funding announced
27 February 2017: Increasing Choice in Home Care launched
23 February 2017: Program to help maintain independence welcomed
6 February 2017: ACSA launches new organisation
20 January 2017: 2017/18 Pre‐Budget Submission: Aged care
18 January 2017: ACSA welcomes Hon Ken Wyatt as Minister for Aged Care
12 December 2016: Aged care peak body welcomes conversation on protecting older Australians
6 December 2016: Aged care funding announcement recognises sector’s concerns
25 November 2016: Media Release: Aged care peak releases recommendations to help tackle elder abuse in Australia Related document: ACSA Elder Abuse Position Statement Nov 2016
14 November 2016: Portable Long Service Leave problematic for aged care (VIC)
8 November 2016 Media Release: Consumers, equity and choice at the forefront of aged care funding principles Related document: Funding Model Principles
22 September 2016: ACSA welcomes David Tune Appointment
14 September 2016: Peak body calls for urgent funding review
28 July 2016: Aged care election scorecard
29 June 2016: Funding for essential health care for the frail aged cut by 11%
29 June 2016: Impact on resident care far greater than estimated by Government
22 June 2016: Senator Xenophon to call for Senate Inquiry into aged care funding
21 June 2016: Greens give aged care a frame for the future
17 June 2016: Aged care providers welcome support for halt to funding cuts
16 June 2016: Funding Specialist Dementia Care Units a small piece of the puzzle
15 June 2016: Visit an aged care service to see why funding cuts will hurt
9 June 2016: ACSA calls for halt on aged care cuts
For earlier media releases, please email acsacommunications@acsa.asn.au.