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Submission sent to
Royal Commission Since 2018, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has given the aged care sector the chance to put in place real reforms. Hall & Prior has submitted its own response to the landmark hearing - and we look forward to the final conclusions being handed down in February 2021.
Since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety began on October 8, 2018, the landmark hearing has given the aged care sector the opportunity for a oncein-a-lifetime chance to put in place real reforms to transform aged care services. During September, special hearings were held at the Royal Commission, looking into Funding, financing and prudential regulation of aged care. Focusing on identifying
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I am proud of how the submission has captured the stories and vision of our wonderful residents and staff. CEO Graeme Prior
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fter multiple hearings and submissions from aged care organisations across the country, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is approaching a conclusion – and Hall & Prior has played its part in creating a more accountable aged care sector.
ways to ensure that sector funding not only provided a level of care that met the needs of individuals, the hearings also put a spotlight on establishing accountability in the way that funding was spent. The hearings provided a forum for the presentation and robust discussion
about alternate funding models, including how the sustainability of the sector can be streamlined by improving means testing as well as a re-adjustment to the split between government and private funding. There was also significant attention placed on increased accountability from the sector, with a strong focus on improving the reporting currently required of aged care providers. Hall & Prior is an advocate for an aged care sector that not only is appropriately funded to provide high quality care, but is also accountable to the government and community at large as to how this funding is spent. The relationship between funding, care outcomes and the need for greater sector-wide accountability
