Footnotes

Footnotes

[1] Submission 73, p.1 (Benetas).

[2] Senate Community Affairs References Committee, The Patient Profession: Time for Action: Report on the Inquiry into Nursing, Canberra, June 2002.

[3] The Patient Profession, pp.158-59.

[4] See for example, Submission 202, p.8 (NSW Health).

[5] Hogan WP, Review of Pricing Arrangements in Residential Aged Care, Final Report, Canberra, 2004.

[6] Hogan Review pp.219-221.

[7] AIHW, Nursing Labour Force 2002, AIHW, pp.3, 13-15, 20-21.

[8] Richardson S & Martin B, The Care of Older Australians: A Picture of the Residential Aged Care Workforce, National Institute of Labour Studies, 2004, pp.1-5.

[9] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.2 (UnitingCare).

[10] Hogan Review, p.221.

[11] Submission 193, p.5 (Queensland Government).

[12] Submission 179, p.2 (NSW Nurses Association).

[13] Submission 73, p.1 (Benetas).

[14] Submission 186, p.5 (QNU); see also Submission 95, p.7 (QNC).

[15] Submission 201, p.7 (ANF)

[16] Submission 186, p.7 (QNU).

[17] Submission 201, p.6 (ANF).

[18] Submission 186, p.8 (QNU).

[19] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.20 (Centre for Research into Sustainable Health Care).

[20] Submission 66, p.1 (ANF Victoria).

[21] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.23 (Centre for Research into Sustainable Health Care).

[22] Submission 201, p.17 (ANF); see also Submission 127, p.3 (AMNC).

[23] Submission 186, p.9 (QNU).

[24] Submissions 71, p.4 (RCNA); 95, p.8 (QNC).

[25] Submission 74, p.3 (ANHECA).

[26] Submission 59, p.4 (HSU NSW); see also Submission 122, p.5 (HSU).

[27] Submission 52, p.2 (BSL).

[28] Submission 122, p.4 (HSU).

[29] Submission 124, p.6 (LHMU).

[30] Submission 59, pp.8-10 (HSU NSW).

[31] Submission 124, p.7 (LHMU).

[32] Submission 122, p.8 (HSU).

[33] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.1 (ACS SA & NT).

[34] Submission 193, p.5 (Queensland Government).

[35] Submission 193, p.5 (Queensland Government).

[36] Submission 202, p.10 (NSW Health).

[37] Submission 125, p.2 (ACS SA & NT).

[38] Submission 193, p.6 (Queensland Government).

[39] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.21 (AMA); see also Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.14 (Resthaven); p.54 (Adelaide North East Division of General Practice).

[40] Submission 180, p.3 (Victorian Government).

[41] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.22 (AMA).

[42] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.35 (ASGM).

[43] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.22 (AMA)

[44] Submission 202, p.9 (NSW Health).

[45] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.40 (Metropolitan Domiciliary Care).

[46] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.41 (Metropolitan Domiciliary Care).

[47] Submission 191, pp.19-25 (DoHA).

[48] Budget Measures 2004-05, Budget Paper No.2, p.186.

[49] Submission 191, p.19 (DoHA).

[50] Submission 191, p.26 (DoHA).

[51] The Hon Julie Bishop, Minister for Ageing, 'Planning the future of the aged care workforce', Media Release, 21.4.05.

[52] Aged Care Workforce Committee, National Aged Care Workforce Strategy, Canberra, March 2005, pp.v-vii, 3.

[53] National Aged Care Workforce Strategy, pp.v-vi.

[54] Submission 180, p.4 (Victorian Government).

[55] Submission 193, p.8 (Queensland Government).

[56] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.3 (CHA).

[57] Submission 88, p.1 (Geriaction).

[58] Submissions 71, p.3 (RCNA);

[59] Hogan Review, p.xix.

[60] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.7 (UnitingCare).

[61] Submission 201, p.20 (ANF).

[62] Submission 202, p.9 (NSW Health).

[63] Submission 125, p.3 (ACS SA & NT).

[64] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.51 (Royal District Nursing Service).

[65] Submission 150, p.5 (VAHEC).

[66] Submission 71, p.2 (RCN).

[67] Submission 202 p.9 (NSW Health).

[68] Submission 200, p.3 (Tasmanian Government).

[69] Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Estimates, 2.6.04, p.CA135 (DoHA).

[70] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.47 (HSU).

[71] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.54 (HSU).

[72] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.30 (Aged Care Lobby).

[73] Submission 122, p.17 (HSU); see also Submissions 71, p.4 (RCNA); 74, p.6 (ANHECA).

[74] Submission 193, p.7 (Queensland Government); see also Submission 173, p.2 (ACS Australia).

[75] Submission 201, p.20 (ANF).

[76] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.43 (Geriaction).

[77] Submission 200, p.2 (Tasmanian Government).

[78] Submission 122, p.18 (HSU).

[79] Submission 193, p.7 (Queensland Government).

[80] The Patient Profession, pp.80-81.

[81] Submission 150, p.5 (VAHEC).

[82] Submission 74, p.6 (ANHECA).

[83] Submission 71, p.4 (RCNA).

[84] See for example, Submission 150, p.6 (VAHEC).

[85] Submission 193, p.4 (Queensland Government).

[86] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.34 (Geriaction).

[87] Submission 89, p.1 (Nurses Board of Western Australia).

[88] Submission 71, p.3 (RCNA).

[89] Submission 179, p.3 (NSW Nurses Association).

[90] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.44 (HSU).

[91] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.73 (HSU NSW).

[92] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, 37 (ANF).

[93] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.45 (ANF).

[94] See for example, Submissions 186, p.5 (QNU); 201, p. 19 (ANF); Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.63 (HSU NSW).

[95] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.37 (ANF).

[96] Submission 200, p.2 (Tasmanian Government).

[97] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.9 (CHA).

[98] Submission 57, p.5 (UnitingCare).

[99] Submission 57, p.6 (UnitingCare).

[100] Submission 170, p.6; Committee Hansard 19.4.04, p.23 (ACS Association of NSW & ACT). See also Committee Hansard 18.3.05 p.16 (Aged Care Qld).

[101] Submission 200, p.3 (Tasmanian Government); see also Submissions 13, p.2 (Inner West 5 Home and Community Care Forum); 193, p.7 (Queensland Government).

[102] Submission 166, p.4 (CHA).

[103] Submission 200, p.2 (Tasmanian Government).

[104] Submissions 125, p.2 (Aged & Community Care Services SA & NT);

[105] Submission 193, p.4 (Queensland Government).

[106] Submission 202, p.9 (NSW Health).

[107] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.47 (NCOSS).

[108] The Hon J Bishop, Minister for Ageing, Address to the Australian Nursing Home and Extended Care Association Nursing and Management Congress, Sydney, 21 April 2005.

[109] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.1 (ACS Australia).

[110] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.21 (AMA).

[111] Committee Hansard 27.4.05 p.61 (APA).

[112] Committee Hansard 26.4.05 pp.3-4 (VAHEC).

[113] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.50 (HSU).

[114] Committee Hansard 28.4.05 p.28 (Mary Ogilvy Homes Society).

[115] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.50 (HSU).

[116] Submissions 105, pp.2-5 (ACSAA); 191, pp.27-30 (DoHA).

[117] The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency, Annual Report 2003-04, p.17.

[118] Annual Report, p.19.

[119] Annual Report, p.20.

[120] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05 (ACSAA).

[121] Submission 74, p.8 (ANHECA).

[122] Submission 166, p.6 (CHA); Hogan WP, Review of Pricing Arrangements in Residential Aged Care, Final Report, Canberra, 2004, p.239.

[123] Submission 122, p.18 (HSU).

[124] Submission 201, p.10 (ANF). See also Committee Hansard 27.4.05, pp.47-50 (ANF).

[125] Submission 174, p.8 (COTA National Seniors).

[126] Submission 79, p.5 (CPSA).

[127] Submission 74, p.8 (ANHECA).

[128] ANAO, Managing Residential Aged Care Accreditation, Audit Report No. 42, 2002-2003, pp.19,82.

[129] Submission 170, p.9 (ACS of NSW & ACT).

[130] Submission 166, p.6 (CHA).

[131] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.3 (ACS SA & NT).

[132] Submission 116, p.3 (Blue Care). See also Submission 162, p.3 (Baptistcare).

[133] Submission 122, pp.19-20 (HSU).

[134] Submissions 170, p.9 (ACS of NSW & ACT); 166, p.6 (CHA). See also Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.3 (ACS SA & NT).

[135] Submission 166, p.6 (CHA).

[136] Submission 122, p.19 (HSU).

[137] Submission 79, p.7 (CPSA).

[138] Submission 105, p.8 (ACSAA); Committee Hansard 19.8.04, pp.83,96-97 (ACSAA).

[139] Submission 74, p.8 (ANHECA).

[140] Submission 57, p.7 (UnitingCare Australia).

[141] Annual Report, pp.20-21.

[142] Submission 59, p.12 (HSU - NSW Branch).

[143] Submission 179, p.6 (NSWNA).

[144] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.17 (Nurses Board of WA).

[145] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05 (ACSAA).

[146] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05, (ACSAA). See also Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.95 (ACSAA).

[147] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.96 (ACSAA).

[148] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05 (ACSAA).

[149] Submission 158, p.1 (Advocacy Tasmania). See also Submission 198, p.2 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[150] Submission 158, p.2 (Advocacy Tasmania).

[151] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.28 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[152] Submission 158, p.3 (Advocacy Tasmania).

[153] Submission 174, p.9 (COTA National Seniors).

[154] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.31 (COTA National Seniors).

[155] Submission 203, p.6 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[156] Submissions 82, p.2 (ECCV); 178, pp.12-14 (ECC of NSW).

[157] Hogan Review, pp.244-45.

[158] Submission 122, p.22 (HSU).

[159] DoHA, personal communication, 6.6.05; Supplementary Information, 20.6.05 (DoHA).

[160] JAS-ANZ was established by formal agreement between the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. Its main activity is the assessment and accreditation of certification bodies.

[161] Submissions 74, pp.8-10 (ANHECA); 173, pp.3-4 (ACSA). See also Submissions 150, pp.10-12 (VAHEC); 170, pp.11-12 (ACS of NSW & ACT).

[162] Submission 166, p.7 (CHA).

[163] Submission 166, p.7 (CHA).

[164] Submission 166, p.8 (CHA).

[165] Submission 125, p.7 (ACS SA & NT).

[166] Committee Hansard 22.2.05 p.3 (ACS SA & NT).

[167] Submission 105, Attachment B (ACSAA).

[168] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05 (ACSAA).

[169] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05 (ACSAA); Annual Report, p.22.

[170] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.65 (HSU). See also Submission 122, p.22; Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.46 (HSU).

[171] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.14 (Aged Care Qld).

[172] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.7 (ACSA).

[173] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, pp.17-18 (Aged Care Qld).

[174] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.32 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[175] Quality of Care Principles, section 18.9.

[176] Submission 122, p.22 (HSU).

[177] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.29 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[178] Gray L, Two Year Review of Aged Care Reforms, DoHA, 2001, p.91.

[179] Submission 201, pp.16-18 (ANF). See also Submission 122, p.18 (HSU).

[180] Submissions 122, pp.2-10 (HSU); 179, pp.6-7 (NSW Nurses' Association); 59, pp.7-11 (HSU - NSW Branch).

[181] Richardson S & Martin B, The Care of Older Australians, National Institute of Labour Studies, 2004, pp.32-34.

[182] Submission 122, p.3 (HSU). See also Submission 66, p.2 (ANF- Vic Branch).

[183] US Department of Health & Human Services, Report to Congress: Appropriateness of Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes, December 2001, pp.1.19-1.20. LPNs refer to Licensed Practical Nurses.

[184] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.18 (Nurses Board of WA).

[185] Submission 201, p.2 (ANF).

[186] National Aged Care Alliance, Additional Information, 20.4.05.

[187] Submission 124, p.18 (LHMU).

[188] Submission 122, p.14 (HSU)

[189] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.49 (HSU).

[190] Submission 122, p.14 (HSU).

[191] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.4-5 (CHA).

[192] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.11-12 (CHA).

[193] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.35 (ASGM).

[194] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.21,28 (AMA).

[195] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.21-21 (AMA); Submission 129, p.5 (AMA).

[196] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.13-14 (UnitingCare Australia); 22.2.05, pp.54-55 (Regional Medication Advisory Committee).

[197] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.35 (ASGM).

[198] Submission 72, pp.3-4 (APA).

[199] Submission 207, pp.1-3 (Australian Psychological Society).

[200] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.32 (Aged Care Lobby Group). See also 19.8.04, p.41 (ASGM).

[201] Submission 79, p.6 (CPSA).

[202] Submission 120, Supplementary Information, 22.2.05 (Adelaide NE Division of General Practice).

[203] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.52 (Adelaide NE Division of General Practice Regional MAC).

[204] Committee Hansard 19.4.04, p.41 (ASGM).

[205] Submission 224, p.6 (Fronditha Care); Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.44 (Fronditha Care).

[206] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.41 (ASGM).

[207] Committee Hansard 23.3.05, pp.10-11 (Centre for Research into Aged Care Services).

[208] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, pp.2-15 (Advocacy Tasmania); 22.2.05, pp.28-32 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[209] Submission 184, p.3 (Dietitians Association).

[210] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, pp.29-30 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[211] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.32 (Aged Care Lobby Group); Submission 184, p.4 (Dietitians Association).

[212] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.29 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[213] Submission 184, p.4 (Dietitians Association). See also Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.42 (Healthy Ageing Project).

[214] Submission 204, Appendix 1 (NCOSS).

[215] Submission 203, pp.17-18 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[216] Submission 204, Appendix 1 (NCOSS).

[217] Submission 224, p.4 (Fronditha Care & DutchCare). See also Committee Hansard 27.4.05, pp.38-42 (ECC of Victoria/Fronditha Care).

[218] Submission 178, p.4 (ECC of NSW).

[219] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.38 (Fronditha Care).

[220] Submissions 82, p.2 (ECCV); 224, p.4 (Fronditha Care).

[221] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05 (ACSAA).

[222] Submissions 178, pp.12-14 (ECC of NSW); 82 p.2 (ECCV); 224, p.4 (Fronditha Care); 203, p.6 (NSW Aged Care Alliance); Committee Hansard 11.3.05, pp.1, 4-5 (ECC of NSW).

[223] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05 (ACSAA).

[224] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.49 (NSW Aboriginal Community Care Gathering).

[225] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, pp.49-50 (NSW Aboriginal Community Care Gathering).

[226] Commissioner for Complaints, Annual Report 2003-04, pp.8-13; Submission 191, pp.14-15 (DoHA).

[227] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.33 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[228] Submission 198, p.2 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[229] Commissioner for Complaints, Annual Report, p.23.

[230] Commissioner for Complaints, Annual Report, pp.23-30.

[231] Submissions 204, p.5 (NCOSS); 203, pp.6-7 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[232] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.59 (Mrs J Ma).

[233] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.60 (NCOSS).

[234] Submission 198, p.2 (Aged Care Lobby Group). See also Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.31 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[235] Submission 191, Supplementary Information, 26.5.05 (DoHA).

[236] Submission 158, p.2 (Advocacy Tasmania).

[237] Commissioner for Complaints, Annual Report, p.30.

[238] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, pp.4-5 (Advocacy Tasmania).

[239] Commissioner for Complaints, Annual Report, p.31.

[240] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, p.5 (Advocacy Tasmania).

[241] Committee Hansard 22.2.05, p.33 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[242] Submission 198, p.2 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[243] Submission 198, pp.2-3 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[244] Submission 167, Supplementary Information, 7.2.05 (ADACAS).

[245] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.73 (Mr C Way). See also Submissions 211, p.3 (Dr N Duncan); 237 (Mr E Saul).

[246] Submission 204, p.5 (NCOSS). See also Submission 203, pp.6-7 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[247] Submission 124, p.20 (LHMU).

[248] Submission 167, Supplementary Information, 7.2.05 (ADACAS).

[249] See, for example, Submission 167, Supplementary Information, 7.2.05 (ADACAS).

[250] Submission 167, Supplementary Information, 1.4.05 (ADACAS). See also Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.62-68 (ADACAS).

[251] Submission 191, Supplementary Information, 26.5.05 (DoHA).

[252] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.64 (ADACAS).

[253] Cited in Submission 167, Supplementary Information, 1.4.05 (ADACAS).

[254] Committee Hansard 2.2.05, p.29 (Aged Care Lobby Group).

[255] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, p.15 (Advocacy Tasmania).

[256] Submission 158, p.2 (Advocacy Tasmania).

[257] Submission 167, Supplementary Information, 1.4.05 (ADACAS).

[258] Submission 79, p.8 (CPSA).

[259] Commissioner for Complaints, Annual Report 2002-03, p.29.

[260] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.46 (ANF).

[261] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.26 (AMA).

[262] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.19 (ACSA).

[263] Committee Hansard 23, 2.05, p.32 (Silver Chain).

[264] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.32 (Baptistcare).

[265] Submission 167, Supplementary Information, 7.2.05 (ADACAS).

[266] Submission 191, Supplementary Information, 26.5.05 (DoHA).

[267] Submission 105, p.11 (ACSAA).

[268] Submission 105, p.11 (ACSAA).

[269] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.22 (VAHEC). See also Submission 166, p.8 (CHA).

[270] Submission 170, p.11 (ACS of NSW & ACT).

[271] Submission 166, p.9 (CHA).

[272] Submission 116, p.4 (Blue Care).

[273] Submission 57, p.7 (UnitingCare Australia).

[274] Submission 73, p.2 (Benetas).

[275] Submission 105, pp.12-13 (ACSAA).

[276] Submission 74, p.10 (ANHECA). See also Submission 196, p.5 (Aged Care Qld).

[277] Submission 170, pp.10-11 (ACS of NSW & ACT).

[278] Hogan Review, p.243.

[279] Submission 166, p.7 (CHA).

[280] Submission 166, pp.7-8 (CHA).

[281] Submission 173, p.4 (ACSA).

[282] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.2 (ACSA).

[283] Submission 74, p.10 (ANHECA).

[284] Submission 71, p.4 (RCNA). See also Submission 201, p.22 (ANF).

[285] Submission 59, p.11 (HSU - NSW Branch).

[286] Submission 124, p.18 (LHMU).

[287] Submission 89, p.3 (Nurses Board of WA).

[288] Submission 105, p.14 (ACSAA).

[289] The Application for Accreditation may be accessed at www.accreditation.aust.com

[290] Submission 105, Supplementary Information, 27.5.05 (ACSAA).

[291] Submission 88, p.2 (Geriaction).

[292] Submission 66, p.2 (ANF - Vic Branch).

[293] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, p.39 (Mary Ogilvy Homes Society). See also Committee Hansard 27.4.05, pp.9,11-12 (Melbourne Citymission).

[294] Submission 80, p.1 (ASGM).

[295] Submission 166, p.8 (CHA).

[296] Submission 71, p.5 (RCNA).

[297] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.18 (Aged Care Qld). See also Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.10 (ACSA).

[298] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.18 (Nurses Board of WA). See also Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.6 (Centre for Research into Aged Care Services).

[299] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.4 (Benetas).

[300] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.10 (VAHEC).

[301] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.4 (Benetas).

[302] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.11 (Victorian Healthcare Association).

[303] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.18 (Aged Care Qld).

[304] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.11 (ACSA).

[305] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.4 (Benetas).

[306] Submission 191, Supplementary Information, 20.6.05 (DoHA).

[307] Submissions 201, p.22 (ANF); 179, p.6 (NSWNA).

[308] Submission 66, p.2 (ANF - Vic Branch).

[309] Submission 191, Supplementary Information, 20.5.05 (DoHA).

[310] Submission 191, Supplementary Information, 29.5.05 (DoHA).

[311] Submission 123, p.4 (Ms N Nicholson & Co-signatories).

[312] Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Accommodation for People with Disabilities, May 1990.

[313] Department of Community Services, Nursing homes and hostels review, AGPS, 1986 cited in Accommodation for People with Disabilities, p.46.

[314] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.66 (Aged Care Assessment Services Victoria).

[315] Submission 51, p.1 (Royal District Nursing Service).

[316] Submission 56, p.2 (YPACA).

[317] Submission 8, p.3 (Horton House).

[318] Submission 9, p.2 (Ms G Foy).

[319] Submission 121, p.4 (Office of the Public Advocate, Victoria).

[320] Submission 168, p.2, Additional Information 20.6.05 (FaCS).

[321] Submission 160, p.6 (NAYPINH).

[322] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, pp.70-71 (NAYPINH).

[323] Submission 160, p.5 (NAYPINH).

[324] Submission 69, p.2 (MS Society of NSW).

[325] Submission 63, p.4 (Australian HD Association (NSW)).

[326] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.1 (MS Society of NSW).

[327] Committee Hansard, 26.4.05, p.56 (NAYPINH).

[328] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.28 (Mrs V Fear).

[329] Senator the Hon Kay Patterson, Minister for Family and Community Services, 'Ministers agree to explore options for succession planning for older carers', Media Release, 26.11.04.

[330] Submission 24, p.2 (Dr E McCusker).

[331] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.45 (Cerebral Palsy League Qld).

[332] Submission 18, p.4 (Hunter Brain Injury Service); see also Submission 188, p.1 (Headstart Community Access Programme).

[333] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.75 (MND Association of Victoria).

[334] Submission 194, p.2 (Ms R Curran); see also Submission 63, p.3 (Australian HD Association NSW).

[335] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.75 (MND Association of Victoria).

[336] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.32 (Southern Health)

[337] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.76 (ParaQuad Vic).

[338] Submission 62, p.5 (Gippsland Carers Association).

[339] Submission 62, p.4 (Gippsland Carers Association) citing Victorian Legislative Council, Question on Notice 880, 22.4.04, p.433.

[340] Submission 18, p.3 (Hunter Brain Injury Service).

[341] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.77 (Victorian Brain Injury Recovery Association).

[342] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.45 (YPACA).

[343] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.14 (Neuro-Oncology Group of NSW).

[344] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.21 (Liverpool BIRU).

[345] Submissions 58, p.5 (Palliative Care Victoria); 63, p.2 (Australian HD Association (NSW)); Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.23 (Liverpool BIRU).

[346] Submission 191, p.36 (DoHA).

[347] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.79 (ParaQuad Victoria).

[348] Submission 63, p.5 (Australian HD Association (NSW)); see also Submission 87, p.4 (Australian HD Association).

[349] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.34 (Carrington Centennial Trust).

[350] Submission 58, pp.5-6 (Palliative Care Victoria).

[351] Submission 27, p.3 (Mr R Thompson).

[352] Submission 63, p.5 (Australian HD Association (NSW)).

[353] See for example, Submissions 51, p.2 (RDNS).

[354] Submission 190, p.3 (HOPES Inc).

[355] Submission 9, p.3 (Ms G Foy).

[356] Submission 110, p.9 (Liverpool BIRU).

[357] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, p.51 (HOPES).

[358] Submission 109, p.3 (Brain Injury Association of Tasmania).

[359] Submission 110, p.8 (Liverpool BIRU).

[360] Submission 69, p.3 (MS Society of NSW).

[361] Submission 91, p.2 (Mrs J McRae).

[362] Submission 17, p.1; see also Submission 81, p.2 (Spinal Cord Injuries Australia).

[363] See for example, Submission 125, p.8 (ACS SA &NT).

[364] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.85 (Victorian Brain Injury Recovery Association.

[365] Submission 110, p.11 (Liverpool BIRU).

[366] Submission 27, p.4 (Mr R Thompson).

[367] Submission 110, p.10 (Liverpool BIRU).

[368] Submission 76, p.2 (Mr A Witherby).

[369] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.73 (Mr C Way).

[370] Submission 42, p.2 (MND Association of NSW). See also Submission 58, p.3 (Palliative Care Victoria).

[371] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.87 (Victorian Brain Injury Recovery Association).

[372] Submission 110, p.14 (Liverpool BIRU).

[373] Submission 164, p.13 (Physical Disability Council of Australia).

[374] Committee Hansard 21.3.05, p.21 (Neuro-Oncology Group NSW).

[375] Submission 60, p.2 (Darwin Community Legal Aid); see also Submission 164, p.12 (Physical Disability Council of Australia).

[376] Submission 63, p.1 (Australian Huntington's Disease Association (NSW)).

[377] See for example, Submissions 119, p.2 (ABI Behaviour Consultancy); 126, p.3 (Inability Possability Inc); 157, p.1 (Headway Vic);167, p.3 (ACT Disability, Aged & Carer Advocacy Service);

[378] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.16 (Liverpool BIRU).

[379] Submission 110, p.7 (Liverpool BIRU); see also Submission 205 (VBIRA).

[380] Submission 160 p.9 (NAYPINH).

[381] Submission 76, p.3 (Mr A Witherby).

[382] Submission 157, p.3 (Headway Vic).

[383] Submissions 67, p.2 (Barwon South West Acquired Brain Injury Network); 160, p.9 (NAYPINH).

[384] See for example, Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.2 (Office of Public Advocate Qld); 28.4.05, p.61 (MS Society of Tasmania); Submission 126, p.3 (Inability Possability Inc); Submission 160, p.10 (NAYPINH).

[385] Submissions 110, p.11 (Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Liverpool Health Service); 121, p.5 (Office of the Public Advocate, Victoria);190, p.2 (HOPES Inc);

[386] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.76 (MND Association of Victoria).

[387] Submission 190, p.2 (HOPES Inc).

[388] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, pp.54-55 (NSW Health).

[389] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.56 (Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled).

[390] Submission 77, p.6 (MND Association of Victoria).

[391] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.39 (ANF).

[392] Submission 8, p.3 (Horton House).

[393] Submissions 119, p.2 (ABI Behaviour Consultancy).

[394] Submission 10, p.1 (Ms V Smith).

[395] Submission 58, p.3 (Palliative Care Vic).

[396] Submission 77, p.5 (MND Association of Victoria).

[397] Submission 42, p.2 (MND Association of NSW); 58, p.3 (Palliative Care Vic).

[398] Submission 27, p.3 (Mr R Thompson).

[399] Submission 66, p.3 (ANF Victorian Branch).

[400] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.2 (Office of Public Advocate Qld).

[401] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.90 (Mrs M Nolan).

[402] Submission 160, p.26 (NAPYINH).

[403] Submission 160, Supplementary Submission, p.6 (NAYPINH).

[404] Submission 56, p.1 (YPACA).

[405] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.18 (Neuro-Oncology Group of NSW).

[406] Submission 194, p.2 (Ms R Curran).

[407] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, pp.35-36 (YPACA)

[408] Submission 56, p.1 (YPACA).

[409] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.34 (YPACA)

[410] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.36 (Cerebral Palsy League Qld).

[411] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.54 (NCOSS).

[412] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.8 (Office of Public Advocate, Qld).

[413] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.8 (Office of Public Advocate, Qld).

[414] Submission 160, p.7 (NAYPINH).

[415] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.9 (Office of Public Advocate, Qld.

[416] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.80 (MND Association of Victoria).

[417] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.9 (Office of Public Advocate, Qld).

[418] Submission 193, p.12 (Queensland Government).

[419] Submission 129, p.7 (AMA).

[420] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.65 (NAYPINH).

[421] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, pp.16,19 (Liverpool BIRU).

[422] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.8 (Australian HD Association of NSW).

[423] Submission 175, p.3 (MS Society of Vic).

[424] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.64 (MS Society Australia).

[425] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.38 (MS Society Western Australia).

[426] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.53 (NCOSS).

[427] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.2 (Office of Public Advocate, Qld).

[428] Submission 77, p.7 (MND Association of Victoria).

[429] Submission 175, p.5 (MS Society of Victoria).

[430] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.10 (Office of Public Advocate, Qld).

[431] Submission 160, Supplementary Submission, p.6 (NAYPINH).

[432] Submission 160, Supplementary Submission, p.12 (NAYPINH).

[433] Submission 160, Supplementary Submission, p.7 (NAYPINH).

[434] Submission 91, p.4 (Mrs J McRae).

[435] Hogan WP, Review of Pricing Arrangements in Residential Aged Care, Final Report, Canberra, 2004, p.254.

[436] Hogan Review, p.202.

[437] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.25 (Carrington Centennial Trust).

[438] Submission 126, p.3 (Inability Possability Inc).

[439] Submission 164, p.13 (Physical Disability Council of Australia).

[440] Submission 26, p.4 (ACROD).

[441] Submission 202, p.12 (NSW Health).

[442] See for example, Submission 8, p.3 (Horton House); Submission 200, p.6 (Tasmanian Government).

[443] Submission 85, p.6 (Carrington Centennial Trust).

[444] Committee Hansard 11.3.05 (Carrington Centennial Trust).

[445] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.2 (Office of Public Advocate Qld); Submission 160, p.22 (NAYPINH).

[446] Submission 160, p.22 (NAYPINH).

[447] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.67 (MS Society Australia).

[448] Submission 160, p.23 (NAYPINH).

[449] Submission 160, p.15 (NAYPINH).

[450] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.74 (VBIRA).

[451] Submission 191, p.37 (DoHA).

[452] Submission 191, p.37 (DoHA).

[453] Submission 180, p.8 (Victorian Government).

[454] Submission 202, p.13 (NSW Health).

[455] Submission 61, p.10 (Melbourne Citymission).

[456] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.62 (MS Society Australia).

[457] Submission 175, p.17 (MS Society Vic).

[458] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.62-63 (MS Society Australia).

[459] Submissions 191, p.37 (DoHA); 202, p.12 (NSW Health).

[460] Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Estimates, 30.5.05, p.CA89.

[461] Submission 168, p.2 (FaCS).

[462] Submission 26, p.4 (ACROD).

[463] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.78 (Victorian Brain Injury Recovery Association).

[464] Submission 175, p.12 (MS Society of Victoria).

[465] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.50 (ACROD).

[466] Submission 62, p.2 (Gippsland Carers Association).

[467] Submission 160, p.10; Supplementary Submission p.4 (NAYPINH).

[468] Submission 160, p.11 (NAYPINH).

[469] Submission 160, Additional Information 30.5.05, p.1 (NAYPINH).

[470] Submission 160, Additional Information 30.5.05, p.2 (NAYPINH).

[471] Submission 175, p.15 (MS Society of Vic).

[472] Submission 192, p.2 (Disability Services Commission, WA).

[473] Submission 202, p.13 (NSW Health).

[474] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.56 (NSW Health).

[475] Submission 160, Supplementary Submission p.4 (NAYPINH).

[476] Committee Hansard 19.8.04, p.17 (MS Society of NSW).

[477] Submission 160, Supplementary Submission p.7 (NAYPINH).

[478] Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Estimates, 30.5.05, p.CA86.

[479] Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Estimates, 30.5.05, p.CA87.

[480] Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Estimates, 30.5.05, p.CA88.

[481] Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Estimates, 30.5.05, p.CA88.

[482] Submission 26, p.4 (ACROD).

[483] Committee Hansard 11.20.5, p.53 (ACROD).

[484] Submission 204, p.11 (NCOSS).

[485] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.47 (YPACA).

[486] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.66 (Australian Home Care Services).

[487] Submission 180. p.7 (Victorian Government).

[488] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.20 (Liverpool BIRU).

[489] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.66 (MS Society Australia).

[490] Submission 175, p.3 (MS Society of Vic).

[491] Submission 175, p.15 (MS Society of Vic).

[492] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.91 (Mrs M Nolan).

[493] Submission 61, p.10 (Melbourne Citymission).

[494] Submission 160, Supplementary Submission, p.8 (NAYPINH).

[495] Submission 160, Additional Information 30.5.05, p.2 (NAYPINH).

[496] Council of Australian Governments, Communiqu, 3 June 2005, http://www.coag.gov.au/meetings/030605/

[497] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.62 (MS Society Australia).

[498] Submission 180, p.8 (Victorian Government).

[499] Hogan WP, Review of Pricing Arrangements in Residential Aged Care, Final Report, Canberra, 2004.

[500] Hogan Review, pp.201-08.

[501] Submission 191, p.38 (DoHA).

[502] Hogan Review, p.212.

[503] Hogan Review, p.282.

[504] The Hon Julie Bishop, Minister for Ageing, Investing in Australia's Aged Care: More Places, Better Care, May 2004, p.22.

[505] Budget Measures 2004-05, Budget Paper No.2, p.190.

[506] Australian Government's Response to the Review of Pricing Arrangements in Residential Aged Care, p.2.

[507] Submission 191, p.12 (DoHA).

[508] DoHA, National Framework for Action on Dementia Consultation Paper, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/ageing-dementia-nfad.htm

[509] DoHA, Ageing Factsheet 1 – Helping Australians with dementia, and their carers – making dementia a National Health Priority, 10 May 2005.

[510] Submission 191, p.39 (DoHA).

[511] Submissions 193, p.14 (Queensland Government); 196, p.8 (Aged Care Qld); 200, p.7 (Tasmanian Government).

[512] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.4 (Office of the Public Advocate Qld).

[513] Submission 80, p.3 (Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine; see also Submission 92, p.3 (Southern Cross Care).

[514] Submission 80, pp.3-4 (Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine).

[515] Submission 187, p.3 (Benevolent Society); see also Submission 196, p.8 (Aged Care Qld Inc).

[516] Submission 193, p.14 (Queensland Government).

[517] Submission 74, p.12 (ANHECA).

[518] Submission 174, p.13 (COTA National Seniors).

[519] Submissions 200, p.7 (Tasmanian Government); 150, p.17 (VAHEC); 166, p.11 (CHA); 173, p.6 (ACS Australia); 196, p.8 (Aged Care Qld).

[520] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.2 (ACS Australia).

[521] Submissions 193, p.15 (Queensland Government); 57, p.11 (UnitingCare).

[522] See for example, Submission 89, p.4 (Nurses Board of WA).

[523] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, p.22 (Mary Ogilvy Homes Society)

[524] Submission 150, p.17 (VAHEC).

[525] Submission 46, pp.1-2 (Dr R McKay, Ms R McDonald).

[526] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, p.22 (Mary Ogilvy Homes Society).

[527] Submission 13, p.6 (Inner West 5 Home and Community Care Forum); see also Submissions 38, p.1 (Ms I Stanley); 2, p.1 (Shoalhaven Community Options Program); 203, p.11 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[528] Submission 66, p.3 (ANF (Victoria Branch)).

[529] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.4 (Office of the Public Advocate Qld).

[530] Submission 75, p.1 (MHCC).

[531] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.31 (Baptistcare); Submission 74, p.11 (ANHECA).

[532] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p. (Office of the Public Advocate Qld).

[533] Submission 75, p.2 (MHCC); see also Submission 196, p.8 (Aged Care Qld).

[534] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.66 (Dr R McKay).

[535] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.40 (ANF).

[536] Submission 66, p.3 (ANF Victorian Branch).

[537] Submission 196, p.8 (Aged Care Qld).

[538] Submission 203, p.11 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[539] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, p.4 (Office of the Public Advocate Qld).

[540] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.66 (Dr R McKay).

[541] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.4 (CHA).

[542] Hogan Review, p.194.

[543] Hogan Review, pp.xviii, xxi, 196.

[544] The Hon Julie Bishop, Minister for Ageing, Investing in Australia's Aged Care: More Places, Better Care, May 2004, p.22.

[545] Submission 52, p.5 (BSL).

[546] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.4 (CHA); 23.2.05 p.24 (St Bartholomew's House).

[547] Submission 54, p.2 (St Bartholomew's House).

[548] Submissions 54, p.3 (St Bartholomew's House); 150, p.16 (VAHEC).

[549] Submission 150, p.16 (VAHEC); see also Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.4, 12 (CHA); Submission 200, p.7 (Tasmanian Government).

[550] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.24 (St Bartholomew's House).

[551] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.14 (BSL).

[552] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, pp.4-5 (Office of the Public Advocate Qld).

[553] Submission 204, p.12 (NCOSS).

[554] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.49-50 (ACROD).

[555] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.54 (ACROD).

[556] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.56 (ACROD).

[557] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.56 (ACROD).

[558] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.50 (ACROD).

[559] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, pp.33-34 (Baptistcare).

[560] Committee Hansard 23.2.05, p.34 (Baptistcare).

[561] Submission 32, p.4 (Greenacres Association) see also Committee Hansard 11.2.05 p.50 (ACROD).

[562] Submission 26, p.3 (ACROD).

[563] Submission 32, p.6 (Greenacres Association).

[564] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.83 (FaCS).

[565] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.84 (FaCS).

[566] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.83 (DoHA).

[567] Submission 191, p.37 (DoHA).

[568] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.50 (ACROD).

[569] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.82 (FaCS).

[570] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, pp.82-83 (FaCS).

[571] Submission 173, p.7 (ACSA).

[572] Submissions 166, p.12 (CHA); 74, p.13 (ANHECA).

[573] DoHA, A New Strategy for Community Care: Consultation Paper, March 2003, p.8.

[574] Submission 191, p.42 (DoHA).

[575] Productivity Commission, Report on Government Services 2005, Vol. 2, p.12.11.

[576] Submission 191, p.50 (DoHA).

[577] Submissions 166, p.12 (CHA); 173, pp.7-8 (ACSA); 174, p.14 (COTA National Seniors).

[578] Submissions 202, p.18 (DADHC & NSW Health); 150, pp.19-20 (VAHEC).

[579] Submission 191, pp.44,50 (DoHA).

[580] Submission 191, p.45 (DoHA).

[581] Submission 191, p.46 (DoHA).

[582] Submission 191, p.47 (DoHA).

[583] Submissions 170, p.17 (ACS of NSW & ACT); 125, p.10 (ACS SA& NT); 203, p.16 (NSW Aged Care Alliance); 209, p.2 (Community Care Coalition).

[584] Submission 111, p.10 (Carers Australia).

[585] Submissions 173, p.7 (ACSA); 170, p.17 (ACS of NSW & ACT); 111, p.10 (Carers Australia).

[586] Submission 173, p.8 (ACSA). See also Submission 101, p.8 (MAV).

[587] HACC Program Minimum Data Set, 2003-2004 Annual Bulletin, DoHA, November 2004, pp.6,20.

[588] Submissions 178, pp.17-20 (ECC of NSW); 82, p.3 (ECC of Victoria); 43, pp.2-4 (ECCFCSC). See also Submission 203, p.17 (NSW Aged Care Alliance); Committee Hansard 27.4.05, pp.38-41 (ECC of Victoria).

[589] Submission 173, Attachment 2 (ACSA).

[590] Submissions 204, pp.18-20 (NCOSS); 203, p.17 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[591] Submission 173, Attachment 2 (ACSA); 158, p.4 (Advocacy Tasmania).

[592] Submission 52, p.5 (BSL). See also Committee Hansard 23.2.05, pp.28-29 (St Bartholomew's House).

[593] Submissions 208, pp.8-9 (NRHA);165, pp.2-3 (TasCOSS).

[594] Submission 196, p.11 (Aged Care Qld).

[595] Submission 191, pp.50-51 (DoHA).

[596] Submission 191, p.51 (DoHA).

[597] Submission 191, pp.51-52 (DoHA).

[598] Submission 92, p.4 (Southern Cross Care).

[599] Submission 100, p.4 (ACAS).

[600] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health & Ageing, Future Ageing, March 2005, p.129.

[601] Submissions 203, p.16 (NSW Aged Care Alliance); 209, p.2 (Community Care Coalition); 170, p.17 (ACS).

[602] Submissions 173, p.8 (ACSA); 170, pp.16-17 (ACS).

[603] Submission 150, p.21 (VAHEC).

[604] Submission 193, p.18 (Queensland Government). See also Submissions 101, p.5 (MAV); 241, p.1 (Legacy).

[605] Submission 150, pp.20-21 (VAHEC).

[606] Submission 201, p.25 (ANF).

[607] Submission 203, p.16 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[608] Submission 170, p.16 (ACS of NSW & ACT). See also Submission 173, p.7 (ACSA).

[609] Submission 209, p.1 (Community Care Coalition).

[610] HACC, 2003-2004 Annual Bulletin, p.10.

[611] Submission 174, p.15 (COTA National Seniors). See also Submission 240, p.3 (TPI Association).

[612] Submission 174, p.15 (COTA National Seniors).

[613] Submission 115, p.5 (Macarthur Aged & Disability Forum).

[614] Submission 61, p.11 (Melbourne Citymission).

[615] Submission 100, p.3 (ACAS).

[616] Submission 165, p.2 (TasCOSS).

[617] Submission 111, p.9 (Carers Australia).

[618] Submission 173, Attachment 2 (ACSA).

[619] Submissions 125, p.11 (ACS SA & NT); 57, p.13 (UnitingCare Australia).

[620] Other reviews by the Myer Foundation, Catholic Health Australia and Aged Care Services Australia concluded that change is needed to reduce system fragmentation and complexity in community care programs.

[621] DoHA, A New Strategy for Community Care: The Way Forward, August 2004, pp.7-9.

[622] DoHA, personal communication, 9.5.05.

[623] Submissions 193, pp.20-21 (Queensland Government); 200, p.8 (Tasmanian Government); 180, pp.10-11 (Victorian Government).

[624] Submission 111, p.10 (Carers Australia).

[625] Submissions 166, pp.15-16 (CHA); 170, p.17 (ACS of NSW & ACT).

[626] DoHA, personal communication, 9.5.05. See also The Way Forward, p.11.

[627] Submissions 209, p.2 (Community Care Coalition); 170, p.17 (ACS of NSW & ACT).

[628] Submission 26, p.2 (ACROD). See also Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.49-50 (ACROD).

[629] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.6 (BSL).

[630] Committee Hansard 28.4.05, p.35 (Southern Cross Care).

[631] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.13 (ACSA).

[632] Committee Hansard 26.4.05, p.13 (Victorian Healthcare Association).

[633] Submission 191, pp.54-55 (DoHA).

[634] Portfolio Budget Statements 2005-06, Health and Ageing Portfolio, p.82.

[635] Submission 111, pp.10-11 (Carers Australia); Committee Hansard 11.2.05, pp.50-55 (Carers Australia).

[636] Submission 202, p.19 (DADHC/NSW Health).

[637] Submission 26, p.2 (ACROD). See also Submissions 150, p.20 (VAHEC); 174, p.16 (COTA National Seniors); 62, pp.5-6 (Gippsland Carers Association).

[638] Submission 166, p.17 (CHA).

[639] The acute-aged care interface refers to the transition of frail older people from hospitals to home or residential aged care.

[640] Submission 129, p.8 (AMA).

[641] Hogan WP, Review of Pricing Arrangements in Residential Aged Care, Final Report, Canberra 2004, p.277.

[642] Portfolio Budget Statements 2005-06, Health and Ageing Portfolio, p.83.

[643] Submission 191, pp.61-62 (DoHA).

[644] Aged Care Amendment (Transition Care and Assets Testing ) Act 2005.

[645] Submission 191, p.62 (DoHA).

[646] Submission 191, p.63 (DoHA).

[647] Submission 166, p.16 (CHA).

[648] Submission 193, p.22 (Queensland Government).

[649] Submission 193, p.3 (Queensland Government).

[650] Submission 200, p.9 (Tasmanian Government).

[651] See, for example, Submission 116, p.8 (Blue Care).

[652] Submission 202, p.24 (DADHC/NSW Health).

[653] Submission 172, p.6 (ACOSS). See also Committee Hansard 11.3.05, p.48 (NCOSS).

[654] Submission 170, p.19 (ACS of NSW & ACT). See also Submission 204, p.22 (NCOSS).

[655] Submission 180, p.13 (Victorian Government).

[656] Submission 66, p.4 (ANF - Victorian Branch).

[657] Submission 174, p.17 (COTA National Seniors).

[658] Submission 125, pp.12-13 (ACS SA & NT). See also Submission 174, p.17 (COTA National Seniors); Committee Hansard 22.2.05, pp.5-6 (ACS SA & NT).

[659] Hogan Review, p.257.

[660] See, for example, Submission 74, p.15 (ANHECA).

[661] Committee Hansard 18.3.05, pp.23-32 (Village Life).

[662] Committee Hansard 11.3.05, pp.30-31 (The Benevolent Society).

[663] Submissions 150, p.23 (VAHEC); 204, p.22 (NCOSS); 79, pp.13-14 (CPSA).

[664] Submission 51, p.4 (RDNS).

[665] Submission 204, p.22 (NCOSS).

[666] Submission 57, p.15 (UnitingCare Australia).

[667] Submission 203, p.19 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[668] Submission 172, p.6 (ACOSS).

[669] Submission 51, p.4 (RDNS).

[670] Committee Hansard 27.4.05, p.31 (COTA National Seniors).

[671] Submission 61, p.12 (Melbourne Citymission).

[672] Submission 74, pp.14-15 (ANHECA).

[673] Senate Community Affairs References Committee, Healing our Hospitals, December 2000, p.176.

[674] COAG, Communique, 3.6.05.

[675] Submission 201, p.27 (ANF). See also Submission 170, p.18 (ACS of NSW & ACT).

[676] Submission 203, p.19 (NSW Aged Care Alliance).

[677] Submission 180, p.12 (Victorian Government).

[678] PBS 2005-06, Health and Ageing Portfolio, p.83.

[679] Submission 202, pp.22-23 (DADHC/NSW Health).

[680] Committee Hansard 11.2.05, p.77 (DoHA).

[681] Submission 191, Supplementary Information, 26.5.05 (DoHA).

[682] Submission 191, p.61 (DoHA).

[683] COAG, Communique, 3.6.05.

[684] Submissions 173, p.9 (ACSA); 150, p.23 (VAHEC). See also Committee Hansard 23.2.05, pp.3-4 (Centre for Research into Aged Care Services).

[685] Submission 193, p.22 (Queensland Government).

[686] Submission 202, pp.21-22 (DADHC/NSW Health).

[687] Hogan Review, p.260.

[688] Hogan Review, p.261.