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26 Nov 2022

Preparing for the Serious Incident Response Scheme: My Aged Care Service and Support portal

From 1 December 2022 the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) will extend beyond residential aged care to include providers of home and flexible aged care provided in…

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24 Nov 2022

The new Code of Conduct for Aged Care starts 1 December

The Code of Conduct for Aged Care commences on Thursday 1 December. The Code sets out standards of behaviour for approved providers, their aged care…

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30 Aug 2022

Newly formed Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority releases consultation to inform aged care pricing advice

The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released its Towards an Aged Care Pricing Framework Consultation Paper (the Consultation Paper).  (download a…

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11 Aug 2022

The latest edition of Seniors Voice is available digitally now

10 000 print copies of Seniors Voice (Aug-Nov) are starting to wing their way across the Territory to over 85 locations. Read the voice and…

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03 Aug 2022

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care wants to hear from HCP recipients

The Australian Government is committed to capping how much Home Care Package (HCP) recipients can be charged in administration and management charges.   The Australian…

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26 Jul 2022

What $19.1 billion federal spending on aged care reform looks like for the NT

COTA NT is part of the COTA federation in Australia, which has long been a very active participant calling for reform of the country’s aged…

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14 Apr 2022

COTA releases its Policy Recommendations for 47th Parliament – What Seniors Want

COTA NT alongside the national network of COTAs is making twelve policy recommendations to Federal Government on behalf of senior Australians in the hope that…

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29 Mar 2022

The time is now to pass Aged Care Reform Bill

COTA NT, along with other aged care consumer and carer organisations, is urging the Senate to pass the Aged Care Reform Bill in the next…

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09 Feb 2022

Vaccination hubs for workers in aged and disability care

The Commonwealth are setting up vaccination hubs in the NT to provide vaccinations to workers in Child Care, Aged Care (residential and non-residential Aged Care)…

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19 Nov 2021

Help in navigating aged care

NT Seniors Voice for Katherine by COTA NT COTA NT, the peak advocacy body for seniors in the Territory has postponed its visit to Katherine on…

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09 Nov 2021

New Aged Care Visitor Access Code released for public consultation to balance Covid safety with dignity and respect

Australians are invited to consult on the revised Industry Code for Visiting Aged Care Homes, developed by 12 aged care consumer and provider organisations led…

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23 Jun 2021

PICAC Alliance launches position paper in response to Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Final Report

In response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s ‘Final Report: Care, Dignity and Respect’, a unified national body Partners in Culturally…

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27 Apr 2021

Multilingual seniors in the Territory can get help to access COVID-19 info and aged care services in language

Multilingual seniors – and those who care for them – have free access to a new telephone support line designed to make connecting with aged…

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26 Feb 2021

Aged Care Royal Commission findings: 10 points for a consumer-centric system

COTA Australia Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has reaffirmed its support for a shared consumer vision for Australia’s aged care system following the Aged…

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16 Dec 2020

10,000 extra home care packages in MYEFO is great news for older Australians, who are Safer at Home

10,000 new home care packages worth over $850 million announced today ahead of the MYEFO have been welcomed by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia…