Diversity and Reform of the aged care system Helen Grinbergs, Assistant Secretary Ageing and Sector Support Branch Department of Health
Making Progress – The CALD Ageing and Aged Care Strategy 2011: Productivity Commission Report 2012: Strategy development 2015: Creation of working group to support Strategy’s implementation 2017: Report into Strategy implementation – achievements, lessons learned, and gaps to be filled 20 November, 2018
Making Progress - My Aged Care New and evolving platform Accelerated design is a way to make rapid improvements to My Aged Care It is based on collaboration and integration of stakeholder and consumer involvement Changes to policy, process, system and communications have been identified and will be implemented progressively 20 November, 2018
Next Steps - Change across the aged care system Greater control for consumers, informed choice, and supporting and incentivising providers to be more responsive to individual needs Productivity Commission recently released a draft report into human services and how to incorporate competition and consumer choice Single quality framework in development – consumer-focused quality outcomes 20 November, 2018
Next Steps - Aged Care Diversity Framework 20 November, 2018
Conclusion We are moving in the right direction, but there is still a lot to do Ongoing collaboration with communities and the broader sector is essential to realise this Working closely together will make aged care more inclusive and consumer-focused 20 November, 2018