This follow up report to Voluntary assisted dying in residential aged care homes: September 2025 provides updated data, correct to January 2026, and for the first time identifies residential aged care providers by name.

It finds again that the majority of Australia’s residential aged care providers do not give VAD the same support and visibility as other end-of-life choices, despite some states having VAD legislation for more than six years.

Key findings

• Two thirds of providers do not provide any public information about VAD access in their facilities.
• Of the 20 largest facilities in each state, less than a third provide comprehensive and high-quality VAD information to the public.
• Faith-based providers are three times more likely than other providers to refer to VAD on their websites, yet this information often focused on their non-participation in VAD.
• Almost three quarters of providers offer no, restricted or unpublished VAD access.