Publications

Submissions

Inq = Inquiry; Con = Consultation; Corr = Correspondence; Rev = Review; DP = Discussion Paper

Date	Type	Title	Contribution
2024	Con	Response to Consultation of the new Aged Care Act (March 2024)	We focus this submission on five of the serious consequences of neoliberal policy and this market system for aged care. We describe what is happening and how restructuring aged care as a centrally supported and mentored but decentralised community-led system could rebalance this failed market and address each of these issues. We describe what should be done and included in the new act to make this market work. Learn more
2023		Submission in response to the Department of Health Consultation Paper No. 2: A new model for regulating aged care, June 2023	Submission: A new model for regulating aged care, June 2023
2019	Con	Serious Incident Response Scheme for Commonwealth funded residential aged care - Finer details of operation	Submission: Aged Care Crisis332.53 KB
2019	Inq	Queensland state based Inquiry into the Health Transparency Bill 2019	Submission: Aged Care Crisis We addressed many of these issues in our submission to the Federal Inquiry into Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill 2018 (The Sharkie Bill) recently. While the primary focus of that submission is on staffing, it also addresses the wider issues of accountability for outcomes.
2019	Inq	Inquiry into Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising the Use of Restraints) Principles 2019 by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human RightsInquiry into Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising the Use of Restraints) Principles 2019 by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights	Submission: Aged Care Crisis
2019	Con	Investigation - Department of Health into Earle Haven	Submission to investigation into Earle Haven Retirement Village: Aged Care Crisis
2018	Inq	Inquiry into the Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill 2018	Submission: Aged Care Crisis2.81 MB
2018	Inq	Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 and related Bill	Submission: Aged Care Crisis552.18 KB
2018	Con	The draft Charter of Aged Care Rights	Submission: Aged Care Crisis164.08 KB
2018	Con	Consultation to develop the detailed Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (Sep 2018)	Submission: Aged Care Crisis184.51 KB
2018	Inq	Inquiry into Financial and tax practices of for-profit aged care providers (Senate Economics References Committee)	Initial submission: Aged Care Crisis Inc1.34 MB; Supplementary submission3.04 MB
2018	Inq	Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia (House of Reps)	Submission: Aged Care Crisis Inc (PDF 4546 KB); Attachment 1 (PDF 2069 KB)
2018	Let	Letter to Hon Ken Wyatt	Letter to Hon Ken Wyatt, Minister for Ageing (27 April 2018)425.14 KB comprising: a. Support for a petition for mandated staffing levels and challenging assertions. b. Appendix 1: Criticism of government's proposed reforms because they ignore the problems in the system. c. Appendix 2: Politics, Banking and Aged Care, describing the links between policy and the infective discourse in banks. We look at the unprecedented influence of the market on politics and then use agency theory to suggest a solution in aged care that might constrain both.
2018	Con	Consultation: Aged care workforce strategy	ACC Survey response199.58 KB - 16 Mar 2018
2017	Let	Letter to Hon Ken Wyatt	Letter to Hon Key Wyatt, Mister for Ageing (29 Dec 2017)332.98 KB Re: Clarification of pressure injuries prevalance in aged care and new developments
2017	Inq	Effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality Assessment and accreditation framework for protecting residents from abuse and poor practices, and ensuring proper clinical and medical care standards are maintained and practised	Submission: Aged Care Crisis Inc1.33 MB Attachment630.34 KB Supplementary submission3.12 MB Transcript: Public Hearing - 21 Nov 2017849.54 KB (Adelaide, SA) Related: The Oakden Report (SA Health), April 20172.74 MB
2017	Rev	Review of National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes	Survey response and submission2.82 MB to Review of National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes consultation (24 Jul 2017) Review of National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes Report1.35 MB
2017	Rev	Internal review: AACQA	Report: External independent advice1.20 MB - Australian Aged Care Quality Agency - Nous Group, 31 Jul 2017
2017	Rev	The Oakden Report: SA Health	On 20 December 2016, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN), contacted the Chief Psychiatrist raising concerns about the level of clinical care provided at the Oakden Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS). The CEO requested the Chief Psychiatrist undertake an external independent review of the Oakden Facility as a matter of urgency with the intention of providing a report in April 2017.
2017	Con	Single Aged Care Quality Framework: Options for assessing performance against aged care quality standards Draft Aged Care Quality Standards	Submission: Options for assessing performance against aged care quality standards118.36 KB Submission: Draft aged care quality standards1.38 MB
2016 / 2017	Inq	Future of Australia's aged care sector workforce	302: Aged Care Crisis Inc (PDF 689 KB) ; Attachment 1 (PDF 295 KB); Attachment 2 (PDF 430 KB); Attachment 3 (PDF 1100 KB) 302.1: Supplementary to submission 302 (PDF 132 KB) 302.2: Supplementary to submission 3021.89 MB (PDF 1913 KB)
2016 / 2017	Inq	Productivity Commission - Human Services A public inquiry into the increased application of competition, contestability and informed user choice to human services.	Submissions: Identifying Sectors for Reform Aged Care Crisis (PDF - 572.6 KB) (03/08/2016) Aged Care Crisis (PDF - 369.7 KB) (27/10/2016) Aged Care Crisis (PDF - 1.2 MB) (31/10/2016) Response to Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Reforms to Human Services draft report Response submission to Draft Report485.81 KB
2016 / 2017	Inq	Australian Law Reform Commission - Elder Abuse	Submission to Issues Paper (IP47): 165. Aged Care Crisis912.91 KB (PDF) Submission to Discussion Paper (DP83): 353. Aged Care Crisis (PDF)385.27 KB
2016	Rev	Aged Care Legislated Review	Submission238.34 KB Response to chair 581.28 KB following community consultation
2015	Inq	Registered nurses in New South Wales nursing homes	Submission No. 147 Aged Care Crisis
2015	Inq	Elder abuse in New South Wales	No. 110 Aged Care Crisis No. 110a Aged care crisis Supplementary Submission No. 59 Mr Rodney Lewis
2015	Inq	Inquiry into End of Life Choices	Sparrow, Linda and Taylor Judy (PDF 59.98 KB0)
2015	DP	Increasing Choice in Home Care - Stage 1 - Discussion Paper	Submission283.82 KB
2015	Rev	Review of Commonwealth Aged Care Advocacy Services	Online survey142.20 KB Supplementary submission368.42 KB
2013 / 2014	Inq	Care and management of younger and older Australians living with dementia and behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD)	26: Aged Care Crisis (PDF 247 KB) Public Hearing (Evidence via teleconference): 14 Feb 2014
2013 / 2014	Con	Consultation paper on the streamlining of the Quality Reporting Programme	Aged Care Crisis Inc: Response to Consultation paper on streamlining of the Quality Reporting Programme522.78 KB (15 Nov 2013) Exposure Draft Quality Agency Principles 2013 Guide to the Quality Agency Principles 2013 Exposure Draft Quality Agency Reporting Principles 2013 Guide to the Quality Agency Reporting Principles 2013 Consultation Paper: Streamlining of the Quality Reporting Programme
2012	Let	Letter to Hon Mark Butler, 21 August 2012	In August 2012, we wrote a strongly worded letter to the then minister, demanding change on behalf of Australian citizens. In this we were very critical of the Productivity Commission's report 'Caring for Older Australians' indicating that it was making the situation worse. We set out a list of the changes that were urgently required if the serious failures in the system were to be addressed. None of them have yet been addressed. This letter set out the reasons aged care has failed so badly and why it has deteriorated to the extent that we need a Royal Commission.
2010 / 2011	Inq	Productivity Commission - Caring for Older Australians	Initial submissions: Aged Care Crisis (PDF - 531 Kb) (27/8/2010); J Michael Wynne (PDF - 667 Kb) (9/8/2010) Post draft submission: Aged Care Crisis Inc (PDF - 295 Kb) (28/02/2011); J Michael Wynne (PDF - 835 Kb) (11/3/2011) Post draft submission (2): Aged Care Crisis (PDF - 743 Kb) (16/5/2011)
2009 / 2011	Rev	Review of the Aged Care Complaints investigation Scheme (CIS)793.15 KB	Submissions: Aged Care Crisis Inc202.93 KB (26 Aug 2009); J. Michael Wynne344.75 KB (31 Jul 2009); Response to proposed Complaints Management Framework: Aged Care Crisis Inc40.13 KB (25 Mar 2011)
2009	Rev	Review of the Residential Aged Care Accreditation Process (Department of Health and Ageing)	Dr J M Wynne378.46 KB (submission: 16 Jul 2009) Dr J M Wynne14.98 KB (supplementary submission: 30 Jul 2009) Aged Care Crisis Inc324.98 KB (submission: 17 Jul 2009) CPSA (submission: 24 Jul 2009)
2008	Inq	Inquiry into Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008	Aged Care Crisis Inc (PDF 93KB) Wynne, Dr J M (PDF 291KB)
2006 / 2007	Inq	Inquiry into older people and the law	86. Aged Care Crisis (PDF 251KB) 152. Rodney Lewis (PDF 190KB) Transcript: Melbourne, 4 June 2007598.50 KB
2007	Inq	Inquiry into the Private Equity Investment and its Effects on Capital Markets and the Australian Economy (Standing Committee on Economics)	Dr J M Wynne658.61 KB UTS Centre for Corporate Governance205.55 KB Report594.32 KB Senator Joyce's revised additional comments in relation to the report114.00 KB
2007	Inq	Inquiry into Aged Care Amendment (Security and Protection) Bill 2007	Aged Care Crisis78.14 KB submission
2005	Con	Elder Abuse Prevention Project (2005)	Aged Care Crisis269.73 KB - submission - response to: Elder Abuse Prevention Project (2005) Consultation. Report of the Elder Abuse Prevention Project133.08 KB (Dec 2005)
2004 / 2005	Inq	Senate Inquiry into aged care: Quality and equity in aged care	Aged Care Crisis708.83 KB (submission)

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