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COTA Tasmania’s Budget Submission 2019-20 focused on five priority areas: Affordable Housing Preventative Health: Oral Health Loneliness Elder Abuse Prevention & Ageism Ageing Workforce & Workers Compensation Read the full submission here: COTA Tasmania Budget Submission 2019-20

We’ve just updated our Liveable Communities online resources for government and community to find information and ideas about developing and implementing age-friendly or Liveable Communities. To view the latest resources, visit the Liveable Communities tab under Programs & Events, or click here.

COTA is excited to announce the release of its report, Embracing the Future: Tasmania’s Ageing Profile Part I. The report was launched by The Hon. Jacquie Petrusma MP, Minister for Disability Services and Community Development, with a number of local, state and federal representatives present. We were also honoured with talks from LGAT President Doug…

10,000 new home care packages is great news, but $320 million funding for residential age care should be tied to staffing, says COTA Australia CEO Ian Yates. The Australian Government has announcement it will bring forward funding for 10,000 more home care packages, providing support and care to older Australians at home – bringing the…

The 2018 Budget includes important measures to fight ageism in the workforce, tap into the experience of older Australians and provide financial flexibility in retirement, says Australia’s leading seniors’ advocacy organisation, COTA Australia.

Extra home care packages and other welcome aged care measures in the 2018 Federal Budget will provide relief for older Australians. COTA Australia has welcomed 20,000 new high-level home care packages for older Australians over the next four years and measures to make our aged care system easier to navigate for consumers. COTA Australia Chief…

This year’s 5th National Elder Abuse Conference in Sydney attracted 560 people from around Australia. Immediately afterwards, 70 representatives across multiple sectors actively participated in the development of a report entitled “Abuse of older people: A Community response”. COTA Tasmania was part of that important work, and we urge everyone to read it.

Residents of aged care facilities and people receiving aged care services in their homes have rights. These include the right to: personal privacy be involved in decisions that affect you be treated with dignity and respect good quality care that meets your needs full and effective use of your personal, civil, legal and consumers rights…

Elder mediation and counselling can help families resolve complex challenges related to ageing. Relationships Australia Tasmania’s Elder Relationship Services provide a safe, respectful and listening environment. They help families discuss important issues such as: medical care decisions having difficult conversations transferring property financial matters moving to shared or residential aged care. You can attend a…

This year the Australian Federal Government is expanding the My Health Record system to all Australians, unless they say that they don’t want one. My Health Record is a digital summary of a person’s key health information which is being created for every person with a Medicare or Department of Veterans’ Affairs card, unless they…

Dementia Australia has released new dementia resources to better support people living with dementia who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI). These resources have been designed to help increase awareness and improve support, care and knowledge of services available for people with dementia who are LGBTI, their families, carers and friends. The resources…

The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People has again called for a legally binding United Nations convention on the human rights of older persons. Commenting on the UN General Assembly’s 9th Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing in July, the Alliance said the Working Group had “already heard ample and convincing evidence of significant…

Australia’s peak older person’s advocacy body, COTA Australia, today welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it will provide $2 million in extra funding support for the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) to continue tackling elder abuse in aged care and the community over the next two years. Chief Executive of COTA Australia, Ian Yates, said older…

The Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania has a great new web page for older people seeking legal advice. Any person aged 65 or over can access the Older People’s Legal Service. Even people who are not yet 65 can phone one of the Legal Aid’s lawyers if they have a concern. Legal Aid also offers…