In 2019 the Queensland Government released the model code for neighbourhood design to encourage the development of healthier and more active communities across the state.
The ELDAC Home Care toolkit has been developed by the University of Technology Sydney with palliative and aged care experts to assist staff working in aged care services supporting client’s at home to provide information and resources on providing palliative care and advance care planning.
COTA Queensland continues to work closely with Palliative Care Queensland (PCQ). The aim of the collaboration is to utilise the strengths, knowledge and experience of each organisation to promote supports available to Queenslanders to live and die well.
When we focus on the group of older Australians who are not doing so well at the moment, we see numerous challenges related to finances, health, age discrimination and a general lack of trust in Government and the future.
This inquiry is about finding ways to put the people who use human services at the heart of service provision. This matters because everyone will use human services in their lifetime and change is needed to enable people to have a stronger voice in shaping the services they receive, and who provides