Publications
The publications on this page were released over the course of the Royal Commission. Any views expressed in these publications are not necessarily the views of the Commissioners, unless expressly stated.
The Aged Care Royal Commission Final Report was released on 1 March 2021.
Final Report - Volume 4A: Hearing overviews and case studies
Volume 4 provides a summary of Royal Commission hearings, held in centres across Australia, where themes, such as the use of restraints, end-of-life care and workforce matters in aged care were explored.
Final Report - Volume 5: Appendices
Volume 5 comprises appendices including lists of witnesses, overviews of community forums, commissioned reports, a summary of the Commissioners’ international research, service provider visits, and more.
Final Report - Volume 3A: The new system
Volume 3 outlines a new system for aged care, addressing access, governance, financing, workforce, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, regional, rural and remote Australia, disability, younger people in aged care, and more.
Final Report - Volume 4B: Hearing overviews and case studies
Volume 4 provides a summary of Royal Commission hearings, held in centres across Australia, where themes, such as the use of restraints, end-of-life care and workforce matters in aged care were explored.
Final Report - Volume 1: Summary and Recommendations
Volume 1 provides the background to the Royal Commission’s inquiry, explains how it was conducted, presents a summary of the Final Report and lists all recommendations made.
Final Report - Executive summary
An extract from Volume 1 of the Final Report, providing a brief introduction and overview.
Final Report - Volume 3B: The new system
Volume 3 outlines a new system for aged care, addressing access, governance, financing, workforce, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, regional, rural and remote Australia, disability, younger people in aged care, and more.
Final Report - Volume 4C: Hearing overviews and case studies
Volume 4 provides a summary of Royal Commission hearings, held in centres across Australia, where themes, such as the use of restraints, end-of-life care and workforce matters in aged care were explored.
Final Report - Volume 2: The current system
Volume 2 explores the current aged care system, problems of access, the nature and extent of substandard care and other systemic problems.
Final Report - List of Recommendations
An extract from Volume 1 of the Final Report, which lists all 148 recommendations made.
Publicly available documents which have been identified as relevant to the Royal Commission's Terms of Reference are available on the Related publications page.