The Grand Plan
Campaign for Care of Older Australians (CCOA)
ACSA joined 10 other peak bodies and faith-based service providers to present a united voice on aged care reform in the lead up to the 2010 Federal Election. The Campaign for the Care of Older Australians (CCOA), which combines a group of faith based organisations and national peak bodies, commenced in November 2009. The membership of the Group capitalises on the public and political credibility of the church groups and the strength of the national peak bodies. The Campaign provides a strong and unified voice on the need for reform of aged care.
Vision
Every older Australian is able to live with dignity and independence in a place of their choosing with a choice of appropriate and affordable support and care services as and when they need them.
Campaign Objectives and Specific Asks
The campaign has three key objectives
- Giving older people and their families greater choice of services that meet their needs, who provides them and where and when they are received.
- Ensuring that people with special needs; those who face socioeconomic disadvantage, and those who face geographic disadvantage, all have access to high quality aged care services.
- Placing aged care services on a sustainable footing to ensure their continuing capacity to meet the service and support needs of older people and their carers.
Choice, Access and Sustainability are the key campaign messages that need to be repeated at every opportunity.
To achieve these objectives the campaign will seek the following specific action on aged care issues:
- Increased operational funding for residential and community care, indexed thereafter
- Restoration of CAP increases & extension to community care
- Cost of Care Study – to establish a benchmark of care
- More flexible funding options for capital
- Cover costs of accommodation
- Choice of how to pay
- Remove high/low care distinction
- Increase accommodation change for people with greater means
- Creation of a single community care program
- Flexible, individualised funding
- Address workforce issues Working with government, unions and others to solve recruitment and retention issues.
- Membership
The initial membership of the collaborative comprises:
Aged and Community Services Australia
Aged Care Association Australia
Anglicare Australia
Baptist Care Australia
Catholic Health Australia
Churches of Christ Living Care
Lutheran Aged Care Australia
Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home
National Presbyterian Aged Care Network
Salvation Army Aged Care
UnitingCare Australia.
CCOA Media Releases
Aged Care for the people by the people - August 2010
CCOA Media Release and Policy Report Card - August 2010
Aged care at what cost? - CCOA August 2010
New Research reinforces urgent need for aged care reforms - August 2010
Coalition Aged Care Policy a Boost for Older Australians - CCOA July 2010
Major Parties silent on aged care policies - CCOA July 2010
Aged Care Remote in Rural Areas - CCOA July 2010
The Grand Plan for the Federal Election - CCOA July 2010
Who will fund wage boost in aged care Minister? - CCOA May 2010
Caring for Older Australians issues paper a green light for reform: CCOA May 2010
CCOA Urges Government to Budget for Aged Care - May 2010
National Health Reforms a prescription for poor health in aged care - CCOA - April 2010
Aged Care on the Sick List - April 2010
Aged Care Reforms Great News for Older Australians - April 2010
Aged Care Transition Places a Good Move - April 2010
CCOA Welcomes Roxon's Support for Aged Care Reform - March 2010
Health Reform Points to Aged Care - March 2010
Aged Care must feature in Leaders Debate - March 2010
