Publications

To assist the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, a review of international models of aged care has been undertaken, identifying key innovative models of care from Australia and around the world.

The Royal Commissioners, the Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Ms Lynelle Briggs AO, released a consultation paper that explores options for future design of aged care programs. The model set out in the paper is intended to support people to pursue and enjoy meaning and quality of life whether in their own home or a residential service.

Information gathered and some conclusions

Overview of public hearings

About the Interim Report

Appendices and summaries of community forums

Interim Report Foreword

This background paper provides an overview of many of the major public reports and inquiries related to publicly-funded aged care in Australia since 1997, with a greater focus on the more recent of them. It deals primarily with official inquiries that generally involved submissions and evidence from the public and generated reports that are publicly available.

This paper undertakes analysis of international and national staffing profiles for residential aged care services in order to better understand how staffing can be improved in Australia. This analysis will contribute to a better understanding of the costs involved in delivering higher quality care through effective staffing levels in residential aged care facilities.

The terms of reference for the Royal Commission are included in the Letters Patent, which the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia amended by Letters Patent on 13 September 2019.