In preparation for the new Aged Care Act, this paper is based on consultations with the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) and AAG’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Advisory Group. It finds efforts to mainstream the care of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are not only ineffective but fundamentally misaligned with community...

Initiatives and frameworks for inclusion in care systems and services do not always work as intended to ensure inclusion. This paper explores several challenges to achieving greater inclusion in Australian aged care, including systemic barriers stemming from a market-based model that limits equitable access and the difficulty for individuals to navigate the complex system.

This report presents an overview of how the Australian aged care sector performed in the April – June 2025 quarter. This edition also includes a special overview of performance trends from 2023–2025. It finds provider performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards improved significantly towards the end of the 2023 financial year.

This report provides a detailed analysis of the 52,206 instances of information and advocacy support provided to older people, their families and other supporters – an 18% increase on the previous year. Poor communication, lack of information and support to make decisions were reported to be the key challenges for the fifth year in a...

An inquiry into aged care service delivery focused on understanding the magnitude, causes and impacts of the wait times for the Australian Government's Home Care Packages (HCPs). This report presents key findings and makes 11 recommendations aimed at ensuring the implementation is timely, effective, monitored and periodically reviewed. It calls for the release of all...