The National Aged Care Advocacy Program 2020-2021

This report presents on the common issues in aged care advocacy case work in 2020-21. The key themes that have emerged in this report have reinforced the findings and recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in relation to:

  • knowledge of, and access to, the aged care system

  • workforce supply and training

  • an undersupply of home care services

  • services not adequately meeting the needs of older people

  • the interface between health and aged care

  • a lack of flexibility, choice, and control, particularly for those from diverse and marginalised backgrounds

  • quality of care concerns, particularly in the residential aged care setting