Publications
The Royal Commission will publish its reports and other papers as they become available. If you require any of these publications in a different format, please email ACRCPublicationsEnquiries@ag.gov.au.
The Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report was released 31 October 2019.
Research Paper 11 – Aged care reform: projecting future impacts
Prepared by
Deloitte Access Economics
Research and modelling by Deloitte Access Economics examines key aged care funding reforms the Royal Commission is considering. The modelling indicates reform would need new funding equivalent to a 1 percentage point increase in income tax rates.
Research Paper 9 - The cost of residential aged care
Prepared by
The University of Queensland
The University of Queensland conducted its research for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety using detailed financial data, a comprehensive set of care quality indicators for aged care homes, and a measure of relative care needs, which was developed by the University of Wollongong in Research Paper 10.
Research Paper 10 - Technical mapping between ACFI and AN-ACC
Prepared by
The University of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong conducted its research in collaboration with the University of Queensland for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Their work provides a measure of relative care needs to assist with supplying data and care quality indicators.
Research Paper 8 - International and National Quality and Safety Indicators for Aged Care
Prepared by
The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
he new research from SAHMRI examines practices in 11 countries and 305 care quality indicators. In addition to Australia, the countries were New Zealand, the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland.
Research Paper 7 - Models of Integrated Care, Health and Housing
Prepared by
National Ageing Research Institute
Paper 7 - Models of Integrated Care, Health and Housing provides an overview and analysis of integrated models of care for older people, as they relate to health care, social care, and housing or accommodation in Australia.
Research Paper 6 – Australia’s aged care system: assessing the views and preferences of the general public for quality of care and future funding
Prepared by
Flinders University
Landmark new research by Flinders University shows Australians strongly support increased funding to ensure universal access to high-quality aged care services in the future. The research was conducted for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and is based on a survey of 10,000 adults not currently using aged care services.
Research Paper 5 - They look after you, you look after them: Community attitudes to ageing and aged care
Prepared by
Ipsos
Prepared for the Royal Commission by Ipsos, this paper is the result of 35 focus groups and 30 in-depth interviews conducted during July-September 2019 about attitudes to ageing and aged care.
Letters Patent – 25 June 2020
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 25 June 2020.
Research Paper 4 – What Australians think of Ageing and Aged Care
Prepared by
Roy Morgan
Prepared for the Royal Commission by Roy Morgan, this paper surveys 10,000 people seeking their views on ageing and aged care.
Practice guideline 6 - Virtual Public Hearings
Number
PG6
This Practice Guideline relates to the conduct of public hearings of the Royal Commission conducted virtually in part or in full.
Publicly available documents which have been identified as relevant to the Royal Commission's Terms of Reference are available on the Related publications page.