Leading advocates are in talks with the federal government about implementing the first recommendation of the royal commission, a new Aged Care Act. A coalition of 25 peak bodies, including the Older Person’s Advocacy Network (OPAN), has said that they ...
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New education programs launched to help prevent abuse and sexual assault of older people
The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) has launched a new education program to tackle abuse of older people. The new online learning package, Abuse of the older person: eLearning program for health professionals, was developed in collaboration with Age Discrimination ...
More »‘A watershed moment’: sector reacts to royal commission report and four areas for immediate action
“Get cracking.” That’s the overwhelming call from advocacy groups in response to the release of the aged care royal commission’s final report. Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia said the report’s release places the onus on the Morrison Government to ...
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