1. Diversity and Reform of the aged care system
Helen Grinbergs, Assistant Secretary
Ageing and Sector Support Branch
Department of Health

2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. Next Steps - Aged Care Diversity Framework
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6. 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
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