Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Overview of residential and community care in Australia

[1]        Australian Bureau of Statistics cited in Department of Health and Ageing, Ageing and Aged Care in Australia, July 2008, p. 1.

[2]        Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia's Welfare 2007, p. 82.

[3]        Department of Health and Ageing, Ageing and Aged Care in Australia, July 2008, p. 2.

[4]        Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 2.

[5]        Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 4.

[6]        Department of Health and Ageing, Ageing and Aged Care in Australia, July 2008, p. 7.

[7]        Department of Health and Ageing, Ageing and Aged Care in Australia, July 2008, p. 7.

[8]        Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 2008 p. iii.

[9]        See for example, Aged and Community Services Association of NSW & ACT, Submission 61, p. 2.

[10]      Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: Some Implications, Research Paper, September 2008, p. xvii.

[11]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 6.

[12]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 31.

[13]      Department of Health and Ageing, Ageing and Aged Care in Australia, July 2008, p. 7.

[14]      Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 2008, p. 16.

[15]      Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 2008, p. 16.

[16]      Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Residential aged care in Australia 2006–07: a statistical overview, Aged care statistics series 26, p. 1.

[17]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 7.

[18]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 19.

[19]      Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 2008, p. 18.

[20]      Greg McIntosh and Thomas John, Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006 – Bills Digest, Bills Digest No. 129, 2006–07, p. 4.

[21]      Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 2008, p. iv.

[22]      Greg McIntosh and Thomas John, Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006 – Bills Digest, Bills Digest No. 129, 2006–07, p. 4.

[23]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, pp 11–12.

[24]      Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 2008, p. iv.

[25]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, pp 9–10.

[26]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 9.

[27]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 9.

[28]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 10.

[29]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, p. 20. UnitingCare provided an example where the rate would be $50 per resident per day for a bond of $250,000.

[30]      Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia's Welfare 2007, p. 143.

[31]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 17.

[32]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 8.

[33]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 8.

[34]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 9.

[35]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 9.

[36]      Adapted from Aged Care Act 1997, Division 2 cited in Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2.) Bill 2008 [Provisions], November 2008, pp 1–2.

[37]      Quality of Care Principles 1997, Schedule 3, Parts 1–3, pp 21–23.

[38]      Quality of Care Principles 1997, Schedule 4, Parts 1–7, pp 24–27.

[39]      Department of Health and Ageing, The Regulatory Framework for Residential Aged Care in Australia, November 2005, pp xi–xii.

Chapter 3 - The need for reform of the aged care sector

[1]        Mr H Milham, Alzheimer's Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 71.

[2]        Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 3.

[3]        Anglicare Australia, Submission 67, p. 2.

[4]        Mr R Young, Aged Care Association Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 46.

[5]        Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 2.

[6]        Mr A Stuart, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 97.

[7]        Professor W Hogan cited in Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 11.

[8]        Baptistcare, Submission 48, pp 3–4.

[9]        The Aged Care Alliance, Submission 40, p. 8.

[10]      The Aged Care Alliance, Submission 40, p. 17.

[11]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 10.

[12]      Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 9.

[13]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 6.

[14]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 6.

[15]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 3.

[16]      Mt St Vincent Nursing Home and Therapy Centre, Submission 1, p. 1.

[17]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 3.

[18]      Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 11.

[19]      Mr R Young, Aged Care Association Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 47.

[20]      Mr R Young, Aged Care Association Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 51.

[21]      Care Connect Ltd, Submission 71, p. 1.

[22]      Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 8.

[23]      Productivity Commission, Nursing Home Subsidies, Inquiry Report, 1999, p. 86.

[24]      Senate Community Affairs Committee, Quality and equity in aged care, June 2005, p. 50.

[25]      Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 5.

[26]      Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 6.

[27]      Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 5.

[28]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p.26.

[29]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p.26.

[30]      Ms D Wilson, Municipal Association of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 14.

[31]      Ms D Wilson, Municipal Association of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 18.

[32]      Ms J Carty, Department of Health and Human Services, Committee Hansard, 27.3.09, p. 82.

[33]      Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Submission 113, p. 4.

[34]      Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 6.

[35]      Ms D Wilson, Municipal Association of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 14.

Chapter 4 - Current funding levels and expected quality service provision outcomes

[1]        See for example, Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89; Management Consultation and Technology Services, Submission 42; Anglicare Australia, Submission 67; Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75; Kiama Municipal Council, Submission 27; Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT, Submission 61; Aged Care Association Australia – SA Inc, Submission 63.

[2]        Mr G Mansour, Aged and Community Care Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 35.

[3]        Mr M Laverty, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 123.3.09, p. 2.

[4]        Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 5.

[5]        Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 2.

[6]        Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 2.

[7]        Ms M Murnane, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.3.09, p. 17.

[8]        Ms M Murnane, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.3.09, p. 10.

[9]        Ms M Murnane, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.3.09, p. 17.

[10]      Mr A Stuart, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 79.

[11]      The Bethanie Group, Submission 81, p. 3.

[12]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW &ACT, Submission 61, p. 2.

[13]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, p. 2.

[14]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, p. 16.

[15]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 6.

[16]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 1.

[17]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, p. 25.

[18]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 3.

[19]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 3.

[20]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Aged Care Survey 2008, Second Report January 2009, p. 3. Document tabled during public hearing, 30 January 2009.

[21]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 81.

[22]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 2.

[23]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 95.

[24]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 95.

[25]      Aged Care Association Australia, Additional information received following 13.3.09 public hearing, Joint Statement of Researchers, p.1.

[26]      Ms M Murnane, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 19.

[27]      Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 13.

[28]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 87.

[29]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 89.

[30]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Additional information received following 13.3.09 public hearing, p. 3.

[31]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 7.

[32]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 7.

[33]      Ms A Archer, Aged Care Association Australia WA, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 38.

[34]      Aged Care Association Australia WA and Aged and Community Services WA, Submission 84, p. 2.

[35]      Ms R Batten, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 26.

[36]      Ms R Batten, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 27.

[37]      Ms A-M Archer, Aged Care Association WA, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 38.

[38]      Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 3.

[39]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 82.

[40]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, p. 5.

[41]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, p. 17.

[42]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.3.09, p. 22.

[43]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.3.09, p. 22.

[44]      TriCare, Submission 123, p. 11.

[45]      TriCare, Submission 123, p. 11.

[46]      Australian Bureau of Statistics, Addition Submission 33a, pp 1–2.

[47]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 7.

[48]      Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 11.

[49]      Mr I Young, Aged Care Association Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 51.

[50]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, p. 18.

[51]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 97.

[52]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, pp 23–24.

[53]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 42.

[54]      Ms L Hatfield Dodds, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 27.

[55]      Mr G Bunney, Sundale Garden Village, Committee Hansard, 7.4.09, p. 79.

[56]      Mr A Sudhoz, Japara Holdings Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 46.

[57]      Blue Care Uniting Care Queensland, Submission 18, p. 18.

[58]      Baptist Community Services of NSW & ACT, Submission 21, p. 2.

[59]      Share & Care Community Services Group, Submission 5, p. 3.

[60]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW & ACT Inc, Submission 61, p. 2.

[61]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 3.

[62]      Shire of Kojonup, Submission 70, p. 1.

[63]      Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997: 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, p. 35.

[64]      Ms A-M Archer, Aged Care Association Australia WA, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 39.

[65]      Ms L Hatfield Dodds, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 36.

[66]      Mr M Laverty, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 2.

[67]      Mr R Young, Aged Care Association Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 47.

[68]      Ms L Hatfield Dodds, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 26.

[69]      Mr B Dorman, Aged Care Association Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 58.

[70]      Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research Paper, September 2008, p. xx.

[71]      Dr L Arnold, Anglicare Aged Care Association South Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 63.

[72]      Ms D Wilson, Municipal Association of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 17.

[73]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 35.

[74]      Bromilow Home Support Services, Submission 49, p. 5; see also Boandik Lodge Incorporated, Submission 80, pp 1–2.

[75]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 2.

[76]      Aged and Community Services SA & NT, Submission 90, p. 8 and p. 2.

[77]      Anglicare, Submission 67, p. 3.

[78]      Australian Medical Association, Submission 14, p. 1.

[79]      See for example, HealthCube, Submission 122, p. 5.

[80]      Mr S Teulan, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 29.

[81]      Care Connect, Submission 71, p. 2.

[82]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 2.

[83]      Perth Home Care Services Inc, Submission 32, p. 1.

[84]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 4.

[85]      AMANA Living, Submission 3, p. 1.

[86]      See for example, Mr D Kelly, Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, pp 29–30; Mr J Toohey, Aged Care Alliance, Committee Hansard, 7.4.09, p. 23.

[87]      Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 2.

[88]      Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency, The Standard, August 2008, p. 2.

[89]      Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency, The Standard, August 2008, p. 3.

[90]      Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 4.

[91]      Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 4.

[92]      See for example, Aged Care Association Australia WA and Aged and Community Services WA, Submission 84, p. 1.

[93]      Australian General Practice Network, Submission 68, p. 8.

[94]      Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, Submission 112, p. 2.

[95]      Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, Submission 112, pp 2–3.

[96]      Murchison Community Care Inc, Submission 36; Management Consultant and Technology Services, Submission 42; Tongala and District Memorial Aged Care Service Inc, Submission 83; Baptcare, Submission 59; Valley View Aged Care Facility, Submission 60; Hotel Group of Companies, Submission 79.; Brotherhood of St Lawrence, Submission 12, p. 2.

[97]      Murchison Community Care Inc, Submission 36, p. 2.

[98]      Aged and Community Service Australia, Submission 72, p. 2.

[99]      Mr D Kelly, Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 30.

[100]    Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research Paper, September 2008, p. 144.

[101]    Valley View Aged Care Facility, Submission 60, p. 1.

[102]    Darlingford Upper Goulburn Nursing Home, Submission 19, p. 1.

[103]    Havilah Hostel, Submission 86, p. 1.

[104]    House Group of Companies, Submission 79, p. 2.

[105]    Mr M Laverty, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 11.

[106]    UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, pp 17–18.

[107]    Mr R Young, Aged Care Association Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 47.

[108]    Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 6.

[109]    Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 6.

[110]    Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 6.

[111]    Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research Paper, September 2008, p. 146.

[112]    Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 6.

[113]    Dr Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 88.

[114]    Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 25.

[115]    Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 26.

[116]    Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 26.

[117]    Aged Care Association Australia – SA Inc, Submission 63, p. 2.

[118]    Mr Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 9.

[119]    Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72; Japara Holdings Pty Ltd, Submission 74; Aged Care Association Australia – SA Inc, Submission 63.

[120]    Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 3.

[121]    Japara Holdings Pty Ltd, Submission 74, p. 1.

[122]    Western Australian Government, Submission 111, p. 1.

[123]    Villa Maria, Submission 38; Murchison Community Care Inc, Submission 36, Capecare, Submission 13.

[124]    Villa Maria, Submission 38, p. 1.

[125]    Aged and Community Services Association of NSW & ACT, Submission 61, p. 2.

[126]    Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 6.

[127]    Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 3.

[128]    Mr S Teulan, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, pp 29– 30.

[129]    Mr R Young, Aged Care Association Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 49.

[130]    Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 13.

[131]    Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 3.

[132]    Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 8.

[133]    Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 7.

Chapter 5 - The current indexation formula

[1]        Aged Care Association Australian, Submission 92, Attachment B, p. 14.

[2]        Australian Government, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, p. 39.

[3]        Australian Government, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, p. 40.

[4]        Aged Care Alliance, Submission 40, p. 11.

[5]        Mr M Laverty, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 2.

[6]        Mr G Mansour, Aged and Community Care Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.3.09, p. 37.

[7]        See for example, Villa Maria, Submission 38, p. 2; Echuca Benevolent Society Inc, Submission 53, p. 3.

[8]        Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 4.

[9]        Aged and Community Services SA & NT, Submission 90, p. 8 and p. 2; see also UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, p. 18.

[10]      Australia Physiotherapy Association, Submission 23, p. 3.

[11]      See for example, Submission 21, Baptist Community Services NSW & ACT, p. 3; Submission 35, Yackandandah Bush Nursing Hospital, p. 2.

[12]      Aged & Community Services Tasmania, Submission 73, p. 3.

[13]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 3.

[14]      Capecare, Submission 13, p. 3.

[15]      Villa Maria, Submission 38, p. 2.

[16]      Brotherhood of St Laurence, Submission 12, p. 2.

[17]      Anglicare, Submission 67, p. 3.

[18]      Bromilow Home Support Services, Submission 49, p. 5; see also Boandik Lodge Incorporated, Submission 80, pp 1–2.

[19]      Care Connect, Submission 71, p. 2.

[20]      NCOSS, Submission 52, p. 3.

[21]      Aged Care Queensland, Submission 62, p. 6.

[22]      House Group of Companies, Submission 79, p. 2.

[23]      Mr P Wright, Anglicare Aged Care SA, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 69.

[24]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT, Submission 61, p. 3.

[25]      Alzheimer's Australia, Submission 87, p. 5.

[26]      Council of Social Services of New South Wales, Submission 52, p. 3.

[27]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, p. 26.

[28]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 3.

[29]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 12.

[30]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 13.

[31]      Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.3.09, p. 2.

[32]      Aged Care Association – SA Inc, Submission 63, p. 4.

[33]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT Inc, Submission 61, p. 3.

[34]      Care Connect, Submission 71, p. 2.

[35]      Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research Paper, September 2008, p. 99.

[36]      Blue Care, Submission 18, p. 26.

[37]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT Inc, Submission 61; Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72.

[38]      Brotherhood of St Laurence, Submission 12, p. 2.

[39]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 9.

[40]      The Aged Care Alliance, Submission 40, p. 11.

[41]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, Attachment, p. 1.

[42]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, Attachment, p. 3.

[43]      Management Consultant and Technology Services, Submission 42; Baptcare, Submission 59.

[44]      Aged Care Association Australia – SA, Submission 63, p. 4

[45]      Aged Care Association Australia WA and Aged and Community Services WA, Submission 84, p. 2.

[46]      Alzheimer's Australia, Submission 87, p. 5.

[47]      COTA Over 50s, Submission 93, p. 2.

[48]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT Inc, Submission 61, p. 4.

[49]      Brotherhood of St Laurence, Submission 12, p. 2.

[50]      Mr S Teulan, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 29.

[51]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 9.

[52]      Blue Care, Submission 18, p. 24.

[53]      See for example, Melaleuca Home for the Aged, Submission 39, p. 2.

[54]       Baptcare, Submission 59, p. 1.

[55]       Aged and Community Services Association of NSW & ACT, Submission 61, p. 4.

[56]      Baptist Community Services NSW & ACT, Submission 21, p. 3.

Chapter 6 - Addressing special social and demographic needs

[1]        Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia's Health 2008, p. 83.

[2]        Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 10.

[3]        Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 10.

[4]        Eliza Purton Limited, Submission 11, p. 2 and p. 5.

[5]        Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 7.

[6]        HN McLean Memorial Retirement Village, Submission 9, p. 6.

[7]        Northern Territory Department of Health and Families, Submission 25, p. 1.

[8]        Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 6.

[9]        Mr G Mansour, Aged and Community Care Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 40.

[10]      See BlueCare Unitingcare Queensland, Submission 18, p. 29; Darlington Upper Goulburn Nursing Home, Submission 19, p. 1.

[11]      Ms G Milner, WA Department of Health, Committee Hansard, 30.01.09, pp 25–26.

[12]      Aged Care Queensland, Submission 62, p. 6.

[13]      Aged Care Association and Aged and Community Care Western Australia, Submission 84, p. 5.

[14]      Aged Care Association and Aged and Community Care Western Australia, Submission 84, p. 6.

[15]      Council of Social Services of New South Wales, Submission 52, p. 7.

[16]      Capecare, Submission 13, p. 2.

[17]      Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.01.09, p. 4.

[18]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 22 and p. 24.

[19]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 24.

[20]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 25.

[21]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 27.

[22]      Anglicare Australia, Submission 67, p. 4.

[23]      Aged Care Association and Aged and Community Care Western Australia, Submission 84, pp 6.

[24]      Northern Territory Department of Health and Families, Submission 25, p. 2.

[25]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 61, p. 5.

[26]      Aged and Community Services SA & NT, Submission 90, p.1.

[27]      Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 21.

[28]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW & ACT, Submission 61, p. 4.

[29]      Shire of Kojonup, Submission 70, p. 3.

[30]      Share & Care Community Services Group, Submission 5, p. 5.

[31]      Eliza Purton Limited, Submission 11, p. 5.

[32]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 10.

[33]      Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 2.

[34]      Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 10.

[35]      See for example, Villa Maria, Submission 38.

[36]      Ms L Evans, St Bartholomew's House, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 75.

[37]      Share & Care Community Services, Submission 5, p. 5.

[38]      Ms M Hecker, Share & Care Community Services, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, pp 74–75.

[39]      Share & Care Community Services, Submission 5, p. 5.

[40]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW & ACT, Submission 61, p. 4.

[41]      Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research Paper, September 2008, p. 151.

[42]      Australian Meals on Wheels, Submission 7, p. 1.

[43]      Australian Meals on Wheels, Submission 7, p. 1.

[44]      Australian Meals on Wheels, Submission 7, p. 2.

[45]      Ms C Jones-Lummis, Share & Care Community Services, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 68.

[46]      Share & Care Community Services Group, Submission 5, p. 5.

[47]      Mr D Hogan, Submission 95; Mr A Tavener, Submission 98.

[48]      Mr D Hogan, Submission 95, p.3.

[49]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 10.

[50]      Management Consultants and Technology Services, Submission 42, p. 1.

[51]      Ms D Wilson, Municipal Association of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 19.

[52]      Mr B Lipmann, Wintringham, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 54.

[53]      Wintringham, Submission 43, pp 1–4.

[54]      Mrs H Small, Wintringham, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 55.

[55]      Mrs S Kingdon-Barbosa, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 66.

[56]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 6.

[57]      Mr B Lipmann, Wintringham, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 54.

[58]      Ms S Kingdon-Barbosa, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 66.

[59]      Mr B Lipmann, Wintringham, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 55.

[60]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 10.

[61]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 14.

[62]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, pp 10–11.

[63]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 11.

[64]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 10.

[65]      Northern Territory Government, Submission 25, p. 2.

[66]      Ms M Sellick, Advocare, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 58.

[67]      Dubbo City Council, Submission 2, p. 2.

[68]      Council of Social Services of New South Wales, Submission 52, p. 5.

[69]      Council of Social Services of New South Wales, Submission 52, p. 5.

[70]      Council of Social Services of New South Wales, Submission 52, p. 6.

[71]      Dubbo City Council, Submission 2, p. 2.

[72]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 29.

[73]      NERTAC, Submission 8, p. 2.

[74]      Mr R J Smith, NERTAC, Committee Hansard, 7.4.09, p. 52

Chapter 7 - The question of inequity in user payments

[1]        Anglicare Australia, Submission 67, p. 4.

[2]        Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 23.

[3]        Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 23.

[4]        Alzheimer's Australia, Submission 87, p. 6.

[5]        Australian Government, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997: 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2008, p. 36.

[6]        Australian Government, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997: 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2008, p. 36.

[7]        Australian Government, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997: 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2008, p. 39.

[8]        Aged Care Industry Council, Review of Conditional Adjustment Payments, October 2008, p. 3, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/72F6764DCAD97E9FCA2574E100077804/$File/Submission64.pdf (accessed 15 December 2008).

[9]        Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 4.

[10]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 3.

[11]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 4.

[12]      Mr G Mansour, Aged and Community Care Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, pp 35–36.

[13]      Royal College of Nursing, Australia, Submission 101, p. 2.

[14]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p.33.

[15]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, p. 19.

[16]      Royal College of Nursing, Australia, Submission 101, p. 2.

[17]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 5.

[18]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 8.

[19]      Royal College of Nursing, Australia, Submission 101, pp 2–3.

[20]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 8.

[21]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 9.

[22]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 8.

[23]      Management Consultant and Technology Services, Submission 42; Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89.

[24]      Management Consultant and Technology Services, Submission 42, p. 1.

[25]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 8.

[26]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 8.

[27]      ECH Inc, Resthaven Inc and Eldercare Inc, Submission 85, p. 9.

[28]      Aged Care Association Australia WA and Aged & Community Services WA, Submission 84, p. 1.

[29]      Aged and Community Services SA & NT, Submission 90, pp 6–7.

[30]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, p. 19.

[31]      Department of Health and Ageing, Aged Care Funding Index Frequently Asked Questions, 30 October 2008, p. 31, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/C78B2B9CA7EECF5FCA2573F600053D1E/$File/FAQs1008.pdf (accessed 15 December 2008).

[32]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 34.

[33]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p.  4.

[34]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76, p. 6.

[35]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 4.

[36]      Wintringham, Submission 43, p. 2.

[37]      See for example, Baptcare, Submission 59; Tongala and District Memorial Aged Care Service Inc, Submission 83; Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89.

[38]      Echuca Benevolent Society, Submission 53, p. 3.

[39]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.3.09, p. 35.

[40]      Mr M Laverty, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 12.

[41]      See for example, Mrs Small, Wintringham, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 56 and Wintringham, Submission 43, p. 2.

[42]      Mr K Baker, Baptistcare, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 95.

[43]      Ms A-M Archer, Aged Care Association Australia WA, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 40.

[44]      Dr L Arnold, Anglicare Aged Care South Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 63.

[45]      Mr W Belcher, The Bethanie Group Inc, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 110.

[46]      Ms A-M Archer, Aged Care Association Australia WA, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 40.

[47]      Communio Pty Ltd, National Review of Aged Care Assessment Teams, Final Report, Prepared for the Department of Health and Ageing, November 2007, Recommendation 10, p. 15, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/135F747EC126FC60CA2574090003E506/$File/National%20ACAT%20Review%20Final%20Report%20Nov%202007.pdf (accessed 3 April 2009).

[48]      Department of Health and Ageing, Response to Recommendations of the National Review of ACATs, 27 February 2008, p. 7, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/135F747EC126FC60CA2574090003E506/$File/Response%20to%20Nat%20ACAT%20Review%20Final%20270208.pdf (accessed 3 April 2009).

[49]      Mr I Yates, COTA Over 50s Ltd, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 42.

[50]      Communio Pty Ltd, National Review of Aged Care Assessment Teams, Final Report, Prepared for the Department of Health and Ageing, November 2007, p. 12.

[51]      Department of Health and Ageing, Response to Recommendations of the National Review of ACATs, 27 February 2008, p. 4.

[52]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 85.

[53]      Mr G Laverty, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 4.

[54]      Communio Pty Ltd, National Review of Aged Care Assessment Teams, Final Report, Prepared for the Department of Health and Ageing, November 2007, p. 157.

[55]      Communio Pty Ltd, National Review of Aged Care Assessment Teams, Final Report, Prepared for the Department of Health and Ageing, November 2007, Recommendation 11, p. 15.

[56]      Department of Health and Ageing, Response to Recommendations of the National Review of ACATs, 27 February 2007, p. 7.

[57]      Mr M Laverty, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 3.

[58]      Department of Health and Ageing, How Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATS) Can Help You, Information Sheet No.1, January 2008, (http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/43EEB445E116CA3ACA256F1900100461/$File/Aged%20Care%20Information%20Sheet%20-%20January%202008.pdf, (accessed 9 April 2009).

[59]      See for example, The Association of Independent Retirees Ltd, Submission 65; UnitingCare Australia, Submission 76; Echuna Benevolent Society Inc, Submission 53; St Mary's Villa, Submission 2; Yackandandah Bush Nursing Home, Submission 35; Ms Hazel Bridgett, Submission 100; Aged Care Association Australia – SA Inc, Submission 63; House Group of Companies, Submission 79; Aged Care Association Australia WA and Aged and Community Services WA, Submission 84; Baptiscare, Submission 48.

[60]      Aged and Community Services SA & NT, Submission 90, p. 9.

[61]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 6.

[62]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 6.

[63]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Submission 29, p. 7.

[64]      Professor Warren Hogan, The Organisation of Residential Aged Care for an Ageing Population, The Centre for Independent Studies Policy Monograph 76, 2007, p. 1, http://www.cis.org.au/policy_monographs/pm76.pdf (accessed 8 January 2009).

[65]      Echuca Benevolent Society Inc, Submission 53, p.3.

[66]      Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, September 2008, p. xxi.

[67]      Tongala and District Memorial Aged Care Service Inc, Submission 83, p. 4.

[68]      Baptist Community Services of NSW and ACT, Submission 21, p. 3.

[69]      Professor Warren Hogan, The Organisation of Residential Aged Care for an Ageing Population, The Centre for Independent Studies Policy Monograph 76, 2007, p. 3.

[70]      Western Australian Government, Submission 111, p. 2.

[71]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 7.

[72]      Japara Holdings Pty Ltd, Submission 74, p. 4.

[73]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 8.

[74]      Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 23.

[75]      Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 23.

[76]      Aged and Community Services SA & NT, Submission 90, p. 9.

[77]      Professor Warren Hogan, The Organisation of Residential Aged Care for an Ageing Population, The Centre for Independent Studies Policy Monograph 76, 2007, p. 1.

[78]      Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 9.

[79]      Mr G Mundy, Aged and Community Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, pp 3–4.

[80]      Mr A Gruner, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 21.

[81]      Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 94, p. 9.

[82]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, pp 29–30.

[83]      See for example, Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 7.

[84]      Mr G Taylor, Aged Care Association Australia WA, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 47.

[85]      Mrs S Parr, Aged and Community Services Tasmania, Committee Hansard, 27.3.09, p. 5.

[86]      Mr G Burgess, Freemasons' Homes of Southern Tasmania Inc, Committee Hansard, 27.3.09, p. 28.

[87]      Mr Ian Yates, COTA Over 50s Ltd, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 43.

[88]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 27.

[89]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, pp 27– 28.

[90]      Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Answer to question on notice, 30.1.2009 (received 6.3.09).

[91]      Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research paper, September 2008, pp 70-71.

[92]      Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research paper, September 2008, p. 71.

[93]      Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research paper, September 2008, p. 74.

[94]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 27.

[95]      Dr D Cullen, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 28.

[96]      COTA Over 50s, Submission 93, p. 3.

[97]      Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 10.

[98]      Ms J Carty, Department of Health and Human Services, Committee Hansard, 27.3.09, p. 87.

[99]      Alzheimer's Australia, Submission 87, p. 6.

[100]    Aged and Community Services SA & NT, Submission 90, p. 2.

[101]    Care Connect, Submission 71, p. 3.

[102]    NERTAC, Submission 8, p. 7.

[103]    Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 11.

[104]    COTA Over 50s, Submission 93; Alzheimer's Australia, Submission 87.

[105]    Alzheimer's Australia, Submission 87, p. 8.

[106]    COTA Over 50s, Submission 93, p. 3.

[107]    Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 8.

[108]    Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT Inc, Submission 61, p. 3.

[109]    Council of Social Services of  New South Wales, Submission 52, p. 6.

[110]    Ms D Wilson, Municipal Association of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 15.

[111]    Aged and Community Care Victoria, Submission 89, p. 5.

[112]    Alzheimer's Australia, Submission 87, p. 3.

[113]    ECH Inc, Resthaven Inc and Elder Care Inc, Submission 85, p. 4.

[114]    Baptist Community Services of NSW and ACT, Submission 21, p. 6.

[115]    Anglicare Australia, Submission 67, p. 2.

[116]    Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 9.

[117]    Mr I Yates, COTA Over 50s Ltd, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 40.

[118]    Ms R Batten, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 25.

[119]    Ms R Batten, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 25.

[120]    Wintringham, Submission 43, p. 2.

[121]    Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 23.

[122]    Mr N Mersaides, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 6.

[123]    Mr Yates, COTA Over 50s Ltd, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 44.

[124]    Mr S Teulan, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 33.

[125]    Productivity Commission, Trends in Aged Care Services: some implications, Research paper, September 2008, p. 104.

[126]    Mr M Laverty, Catholic Health Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 3.

[127]    Mr C Ansell, Grant Thornton Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 8.

[128]    See the above section on decoupling residential aged care and accommodation.

[129]    Mr R Bunney, Baptiscare, Committee Hansard, 30.1.09, p. 104.

Chapter 8 - Planning ratio, allocations and funding of community care and high- and low-care

[1]        Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 25.

[2]        Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 34.

[3]        Section 12-2 of the Aged Care Act 1997.

[4]        Section 11-2 of the Aged Care Act 1997.

[5]        Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 33.

[6]        Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 25.

[7]        Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 27.

[8]        Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Submission 113, p. 2 and p. 3.

[9]        Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Submission 113, p. 3.

[10]      Aged Care Association Australia – SA Inc, Submission 63, p. 5; see also Anglicare Australia, Submission 67, p. 4.

[11]      Mr A Gruner, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 21.

[12]      Mr A Gruner, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 21.

[13]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, pp 3–4.

[14]      House Group of Companies, Submission 79, p. 3.

[15]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 7.

[16]      Mr G Mansour, Aged and Community Care Victoria, Committee Hansard 20.2.09, p. 40.

[17]      Mr G Mansour, Aged and Community Care Victoria, Committee Hansard 20.2.09, p. 41.

[18]      Royal College of Nursing, Australia, Submission 101, p. 3.

[19]      Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 26.

[20]      Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 2008, p. 16.

[21]      Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 27.

[22]      Catholic Health Australia, Submission 75, p. 11.

[23]      Anglicare Australia, Submission 67, p. 5.

[24]      Baptistcare, Submission 48, p. 31.

[25]      Chapter 7 discusses the separation of residential care and accommodation funding.

[26]      Mr H Milham, Alzheimer's Australia, Committee Hansard, 13.3.09, p. 71.

[27]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Submission 72, p. 7.

[28]      Ms K Owen, Municipal Association of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 20.2.09, p. 14.

[29]      Management Consultants and Technology Services, Submission 42, p. 2.

[30]      Management Consultants and Technology Services, Submission 42, p. 2.

[31]      ECH Inc, Resthaven Inc and Eldercare Inc, Submission 85, p. 7.

[32]      Baptistcare, Submission 48, p. 31.

[33]      Western Australian Government, Submission 111, pp 4–5.

[34]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 114, p. 30.

[35]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary Submission 114a, p. 36.

[36]      Department of Health and Ageing, Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 2008, p. 8.

[37]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 3.

[38]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary Submission 114a, p. 37.

[39]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary Submission 114a, p. 38.

[40]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary Submission 114a, p. 38.

[41]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, p. 38.

[42]      Aged Care Association Australia, Submission 92, p. 27.

[43]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT, Submission 61, p. 6.

[44]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary Submission 114a, p. 39.

[45]      Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT, Submission 61, p.5.

[46]      Anglicare Australia, Submission 67, p. 5.

[47]      Royal College of Nursing, Australia, Submission 101, p. 3.

[48]      Mr A Stuart, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 21.4.09, p. 4.

[49]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, p. 40.

[50]      Department of Health and Ageing, Supplementary submission 114a, pp 40–41.