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The Aged Care Royal Commission wants younger people out of aged care but what are their accommodation options?

Sally Sara
RN Breakfast
Friday 5th March, 2021
Currently there are more than 4,300 younger Australians living in an aged care facility; most of them are with disability. But the Aged Care Royal Commission says by 2025, no
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Final Report: Care, Dignity and Respect,

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Monday 1st March, 2021

The Final Report calls for fundamental reform of the aged care system. Royal Commissioners Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO make 148 wide-ranging recommendations in their Report, which comprises…

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Aged care and COVID-19: a special report

Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO
Aged Care Royal Commission
Thursday 1st October, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest challenge Australia's aged care sector has faced. Those who have suffered the most have been the residents, their families and aged care staff.
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Advocates cautiously welcome push to transition younger people with a disability out of aged care

Tom Stayner
SBS News
Tuesday 6th October, 2020
Tuesday’s federal budget will see $10 million in funding set aside to transition younger people living in aged care to age-appropriate accommodation.
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Models of integrated care, health and housing

National Ageing Research Institute
Thursday 13th August, 2020
This report finds that integrated models for care, health and housing that are embedded in the community are the most effective at empowering clients and carers to take a lead
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Looming’ COVID-19 emergency in disability support homes

Wendy Tuohy
The Age
Sunday 2nd August, 2020
Residents and workers in group homes for people with disabilities face "a looming emergency" due to lack of training in use of personal protective equipment and inadequate preparation to combat
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Disability advocates escalate fight to end NDIS funding age discrimination

James Hancock
ABC News
Saturday 29th February, 2020
Lyn Bates is among hundreds of thousands of Australians with disabilities not covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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The future of the aged care workforce

Australian Government
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Thursday 27th February, 2020
The complete transcript from Friday 21 February, 2020 hearing of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is now available to read.
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The future of the aged care workforce

Australian Government
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Friday 28th February, 2020
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has published the submission on the future of the aged care workforce made by Counsel Assisting at the Adelaide Hearing 3.
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Why the Government blocked a law forcing nursing homes to reveal staff and food budgets

Anne Connolly
ABC Online
Tuesday 11th February, 2020
Some crucial amendments to aged care legislation were introduced which would force nursing home to reveal how they spent their $20 billion of taxpayer funds each year — specifically, how
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What it’s like to experience a bushfire evacuation while living with a disability

SBS News
Wednesday 8th January, 2020
In the end, Gaele Sobott felt she’d be better off at home than at the evacuation centre. Gaele, who lives with muscular dystrophy and uses a mobility scooter, was visiting
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NDIS cut-off age ‘must change’ to fix ‘terrible gap’ in the system

SBS News
Tuesday 3rd December, 2019
But Ms Steggall said the current system has meant “very real discrimination” against older Australians with these support services failing to meet the demands of those in need. “Clearly this
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