Australian Government response to the Aged Care Taskforce
This document presents the Australian Government response to the recommendations from the Aged Care Taskforce.
Role
The Aged Care Taskforce:
- reviewed funding arrangements for aged care
- developed options for a system that is fair and equitable for everyone in Australia
- built on Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommendations.
To review aged care funding arrangements, the taskforce focused on:
- supporting a sustainable system
- equity for older people needing aged care now and into the future
- making innovation the sector default
- enhancing the elements of the system that Australians value, including putting people using aged care at the centre of the funding arrangements.
You can email us to share your views about the Aged Care Taskforce report.
Members
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| The Hon Anika Wells | Chair |
| Nigel Ray PSM | Deputy chair |
| The Hon Mike Baird AO | Member |
| Professor Tom Calma AO | Member |
| Grant Corderoy | Member |
| Pat Garcia | Member |
| Rosemary Huxtable AO PSM | Member |
| Professor John McCallum | Member |
| Mary Patetsos AM | Member |
| Juliane Samara | Member |
| Pat Sparrow | Member |
| Tom Symondson | Member |
| Janine Walker AM | Member |
| Thomas Walker | Member |
| Margaret Walsh OAM | Member |
| Lloyd Williams | Member |
Consultations
Taskforce members consulted widely across Australia with:
- older people, carers and families
- health professionals
- providers
- peak organisations
- banks
- superannuation funds.
This included opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Aged Care Funding Principles through the Aged Care Engagement Hub in August 2023.
The taskforce received feedback through:
- 180 submissions
- 11 roundtables and 12 in-person forums
- an online survey
- targeted consultation.
This provided the members with an understanding of key issues related to aged care funding arrangements.
Read the feedback from these consultations.
Meetings
Meetings were held monthly between 16 June and 15 December 2023.
Resources
For more information, see the:
- government response to the Aged Care Taskforce
- taskforce final report
- terms of reference
- communiques
- Kantar Public's research into consumer contribution to aged care services.
Aged Care Taskforce resources
This page contains information and resources about the Aged Care Taskforce.
Contact
Department of Health and Aged Care National Office
Use these contact details for all general enquiries, comments and concerns.
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