Timeline

Aged Care

• Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association: Deeble Evidence Brief No 23: Quality of life tools to support measurement of aged care quality (547kb pdf).
• Dementia Australia:
  • Delivering on a Roadmap for Quality Dementia Care - Parliamentary Friends of Dementia paper (147kb pdf).
  • Dismantling dementia discrimination - It starts before the diagnosis (7.35MB pdf). 
• Department of Health and Aged Care:
  • Guiding Principles for Medication Management in Residential Aged Care Facilities (17.09MB pdf)
  • National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program Manual 3.0 – Part A (2.98MB pdf).
• PHN Cooperative: Supporting Healthy Ageing- The Role of PHNs - White Paper (1MB pdf).

Palliative Care

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare:
  • National Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Information Priorities (798kb pdf)
  • Palliative care services in Australia: 2022 summary (141kb pdf).
• Palliative Care Australia:
  • Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority - Towards an Aged Care Pricing Framework (549kb pdf)
  • National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professionals and Aged Care Services
  • Palliative Care Australia Roadmap 2022-2027 (4.88MB pdf)
  • Palliative Care Australia Strategic Direction 2022–2024 (328kb pdf)
  • Palliative Care Australia’s Annual Report 2020-2021 (5.78MB pdf)
  • Productivity Commission Indirect Employment in Aged Care Issues Paper (449kb pdf).
• Queensland Health: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Strategy (15.99MB pdf).

Aged Care

• Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 1) Bill 2021
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare:
  • Dementia in Australia: 2021 Summary report (2.49MB pdf).
  • Dementia in Australia: 2021 report (7.70MB pdf).
• Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland.
  • A compelling case for the development and adoption of data standards and interoperability in the Australian aged care sector – White Paper (513kb pdf)
  • Report - Quality indicators for residential aged care facilities (RACF) (3.96MB pdf).
  • Infographic - 25 interRAI LTCF quality indicators recommended for residential aged care facility benchmarking in Australia (362kb pdf).
• Department of Health:
  • Australian Government response to the final report of the Aged Care Royal Commission (3.60MB pdf)
  • Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Measure - Evaluation Framework
  • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2021-2031
  • National framework for advance care planning documents. 2021 May
  • Respect, care, dignity - a generational plan for aged care in Australia.
• National Ageing Research Institute
  • What Do Older People Want From Their Healthcare? A survey of older Victorians and their carers (3.39MB pdf).
• Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety - Final Report:
  • Volume 1: Summary and recommendations (4.01MB pdf).
  • Volume 2: The current system (1.78MB pdf)
  • Volume 3A: The new system (2.58MB pdf)
  • Volume 3B: The new system (3.46MB pdf)
  • Volume 4A: Hearing overviews and case studies: Adelaide Hearing 1 to Darwin and Cairns Hearing (6.40MB pdf)
  • Volume 4B: Hearing overviews and case studies: Mildura Hearing to Canberra Hearing (8.90MB pdf)
  • Volume 4C: Hearing overviews and case studies: Adelaide Workshop 1 to Counsel Assisting’s final submissions (8.61MB pdf)
  • Volume 5: Appendices (5.84MB pdf).

Palliative Care

• Department of Health:
  • Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Measure - Evaluation Framework
  • Executive Summary Report – Exploratory Review of Palliative Care Assessment Tools.
• Government of South Australia: South Australia’s Palliative Care Strategic Framework 2022-2027 (7.47MB pdf)
• Palliative Care Australia: Palliative Care is Core Business for Aged Care (523kb pdf).
• Palliative Care Queensland:
  • Palliative Care in Queensland 2021: Bereavement Care (2.43MB pdf)
  • Palliative Care in Queensland 2021: Spiritual Care (3.76MB pdf).
• Queensland Parliament. Aged care, end-of-life and palliative care: Report No. 33, 56th Parliament (6.39MB pdf).
• Western Australia Department of Health: Aboriginal End-of-Life and Palliative Care Framework (2.24MB pdf).

Aged Care

• Advance Care Planning Australia Reports:
  • Content and quality assessment of advance care planning policies in Australian health and residential aged care services: Implications for future policy development (1.19MB pdf)
  • Advance care planning in residential aged care: A rapid review of literature (1.44MB pdf).
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Australia's health 2020 - web report
• Eighth Report on the Funding and Financing of the Aged Care Industry – July 2020
• Ageing in multicultural Western Australia (3.07MB pdf), Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (WA), Government of Western Australia.
• Residential aged care in Victoria: quick guide (936kb pdf), from the Parliamentary Library and Information Service, Parliament of Victoria.
• Effectiveness of the aged care quality assessment and accreditation framework
  Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs Committee report for the inquiry into the effectiveness of the aged care quality assessment and accreditation framework.
• A quality vision for aged care from the Aged Care Sector Committee.
• Home Care Provider Survey – analysis of data collected
• Royal Commission Research Papers:
  • Research Paper 2 – Review of International Systems of Long-term Care of Older People (3.16MB pdf)
  • Research Paper 3 – Review of Innovative Models of Aged Care (1.47MB pdf)
  • Research Paper 4 – What Australians think of Ageing and Aged Care (925kb pdf)
  • Research Paper 5 – They look after you, you look after them: Community attitudes to ageing and aged care (2.03MB pdf)
  • Research Paper 6 – Australia’s aged care system: assessing the views and preferences of the general public for quality of care and future funding (1.07MB pdf)
  • Research Paper 7 - Models of Integrated Care, Health and Housing (832kb pdf)
  • Research Paper 8 - International and National Quality and Safety Indicators for Aged Care (2.28MB pdf)
  • Research Paper 9 - The cost of residential aged care (1.03MB pdf)
  • Research Paper 10 - Technical mapping between ACFI and AN-ACC (1.16MB pdf)
  • Research Paper 11 - Aged care reform - projecting future impacts (647kb pdf)
  • Research Paper 12 – Report on the profitability and viability of the Australian aged care industry (9.36MB pdf)

Palliative Care

• Department of Health: Literature review summary report - National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Measure (1.57MB pdf).
• Exploratory Analysis of Barriers to Palliative Care:
  • Summary Policy Paper
  • Issues Report on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
  • Issues Report on People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
  • Issues Report on Care Leavers and People Affected by Forced Adoption
  • Issues Report on People with Disabilities
  • Issues Report on People Experiencing Homelessness
  • Issues Report on People who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex
  • Issues Report on People who are Incarcerated
  • Issues Report on Refugees
  • Issues Report on Veterans
  • Literature Review

Aged Care

• Royal Commission Research Paper: Research Paper 1 – How Australian residential aged care staffing levels compare with international and national benchmarks (817kb pdf)
• Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care
  • Volume 1 (3.4MB pdf)
  • Volume 2: Hearing Overviews and Case Studies (2.2MB pdf)
  • Volume 3: Appendices (1.2MB pdf).
• 2019 Aged Care Diversity Framework action plans.
• 2019 Government Diversity Action Plan.
• KPMG (For Department of Health): Strengthening protections for older Australians: Development of models and options for a Serious Incident Response Team for Commonwealth funded aged care service providers.
• Department of Health: Proposal for a new residential aged care funding model.
• Department of Health: Charter of Aged Care Rights.
• New Aged Care Standards come into effect July 1st.

Palliative Care

• 2019 National Palliative Care Strategy 2018.

Aged Care

• Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce: A matter of care - Australia's aged care workforce strategy report (4.54MB pdf)
• 2018 New Aged Care Single Quality Framework and Guidance.
• 2018 Evaluation of the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care Program Final evaluation report (800kb pdf).
• 2018 Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
• Aged Care Financing Authority: Sixth Report on the Funding and Financing of the Aged Care Sector 2018 (2.1MB pdf).

Palliative Care

• 2018 National Palliative Care Standards 5th Edition (358kb pdf).
• 2018 Palliative Care Service Development Guidelines (340kb pdf).

Aged Care

• David Tune: Legislated Review of Aged Care 2017.
• SA Health: Oakden Older Persons Mental Health Services Review Report & Response.
• Kate Carnell & Ron Patterson: Review of National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes.
• Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee: Future of Australia's aged care sector workforce.
• Applied Aged Care Solutions (for Department of Health): Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument Report.
• Productivity Commission Inquiry Report: Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Reforms to Human Services.
• Department of Health (Discussion paper): Future reform – an integrated care at home program to support older Australians (302kb pdf).
• Australian Law Reform Commission: Elder Abuse – A National Legal Response.
• National Institute of Labour Studies (for Department of Health): 2016 National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey – The Aged Care Workforce).
• KPMG (for Department of Health): Key Findings and Outcomes: National Aged Care Quality Indicator Program – Home Care Pilot.
• Aged Care advisory Committee Diversity Subgroup: Aged Care Diversity Framework (3.25MB pdf).
• Australian Healthcare Associates (for Department of Health): Review of the Community Visitors Scheme: Final Report (1.48MB pdf).
• Ernst & Young: Review of Aged Care legislation which provides for the regulation and protection of Refundable Accommodation Payments in Residential Aged Care (Prudential Standards Review).
• Collaboration of Aged Care Organisations: Principles for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care in Residential Aged Care (612kb pdf).

Palliative Care

• Department of Health announces: Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Measure.
• Department of Health: Research into awareness, attitudes and provision of best practice advance care planning, palliative care and end of life care within general practice.

Aged Care

• 2016 National Aged Care Advocacy Framework.
• Aged Care Advisory Committee: Aged Care Roadmap.

Palliative Care

• Evaluation of the National Palliative Care Strategy 2010 (1.30MB pdf).

Aged Care

• 2014 Aged Care Act 1997 and the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 and supporting subordinate legislation.
• KPMG (for Department of Health): Applicability of Consumer Directed Care principles in residential aged care homes.

Palliative Care

• WHO resolution on strengthening of palliative care as a component of comprehensive care throughout the life course (WHA67.19) (158kb pdf).

Aged Care

• 2013 "Living Longer Living Better" Act.
• 2013 Australian Aged Care Quality Agency replaces Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency.
• Australian Skills Quality Authority: Training for Aged and Community care in Australia (767kb pdf).
• House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing: Thinking Ahead Report on the inquiry into dementia: early diagnosis and intervention.
• Establishment of MyAgedCare as a single 'gateway' for information and access to all subsidised aged care service.

Aged Care

• 2012 Australian Skills Quality Authority: The training for aged and community care in Australia.
• 2012 Aged Care Act 1997 amended to include LGBTI.
• Establishment of Aged Care Financing Authority.

Aged Care

• 2011 Productivity Commission report Caring for Older Australians (1.05MB pdf).

Aged Care

• Aged Care Act 1997.

Palliative Care

• National Palliative Care Strategy 2010 (275kb pdf).