This follow up national report card on voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in residential aged care homes provides updated data. 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.

This report is about residential aged care and information provided about the legal choice of voluntary assisted dying (VAD). Despite VAD being legal in every state and the ACT, the report finds that the majority of Australia’s residential aged care providers are yet to give VAD the same support and visibility as other end-of-life choices.

The first annual snapshot report looking at the operation of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws across Australia and New Zealand. The report finds that the laws are operating safely and compassionately, but access and equity vary. It also finds that some provisions intended as safeguards are operating as barriers to access for eligible people.