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The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will hold a final hearing to hear submissions from Counsel Assisting on 22 and 23 October 2020.

Aged Care Royal Commissioners, the Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO, have handed a special report on the COVID-19 pandemic in aged care to the Governor-General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will issue a special report on the COVID-19 pandemic in aged care ahead of its Final Report, due on 26 February 2021.

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will hold a hearing in Sydney from Monday 14 to 22 September 2020, to inquire into the financing and sustainability of future improvements to the aged care system, the appropriate funding model or models to support the delivery of aged care services, and the prudential regulation of aged care providers.

The Royal Commissioners into Aged Care Quality and Safety are calling for submissions on capital financing arrangements for residential aged care ahead of its Funding, Finance and Prudential Regulation Hearing, commencing Monday 14 September 2020.

An independent report on aged care providers’ financial information says that there is insufficient financial transparency about the use of funds from Government and people in care, which in 2018–19 totalled approximately $25 billion.

Modelling by Deloitte Access Economics suggests comprehensive reform of Australia’s aged care system would cost under one-third of the amount taxpayers are willing to fund.

Royal Commissioners to examine requirements for the delivery of high quality and safe care to older people in their homes and in the community