“Ageism is at the heart of aged care failure”
19 November 2019
"How we talk about older people primes us to care less and spend less" says Dr Susan Banks
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“For older Australians this is a tale of two budgets…”
13 May 2021
"For older Australians this is a tale of two budgets..." said COTA Australia CE, Ian Yates, in yesterday's live session on Facebook discussing the Federal Budget.
You can catch up on the session which included discussion from COTA representatives around Australia, as well as Q&As: http://ow.ly/EKiM
#checkin Website Launched
22 July 2020
Mental Health Council Tasmania has launched its #checkin website that provides support and resources during COVID-19 restrictions and recovery.
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ABC Radio interview – digital literacy and ageing well
18 November 2022
Our CEO, Craig Chadwick, spoke to Mel Bush on ABC Radio Hobart recently about the themes that came out of our recent launch of the H.E.A.R Active Ageing Strategy, including digital literacy, aged care navigation and social isolation.
Attitudes to Ageing survey results
21 September 2021
COTA Tasmania conducted an 'Attitudes to Ageing Survey' in the latter half of 2020. The survey was designed to increase our understanding of what Tasmanians of different ages think about ageing, and included an online survey as well as a postcard style questionnaire.
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Budget benefits older Australians
12 May 2021
Older Australians will benefit from several measures in the Federal Budget aimed at increasing workforce participation and fixing retirement incomes, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia says, but support for vulnerable groups like renters is still missing and long-term solutions are needed to ens