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REPORT ON FUNDING OF AGED CARE INSTITUTIONS

JUNE 1997

ISBN 0 642 25131 2

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MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Terms of Reference Conduct of Inquiry Outline of Aged Care Structural Reform package Consultative process and implementation timetable Conclusion
CHAPTER 2: ACCOMMODATION BONDS
Accommodation bonds
CHAPTER 3: Implications of charging accommodation bonds for access to nursing homes

CHAPTER 4: Application of an assets test to the homes of older people living alone
Guaranteeing equal access to nursing homes for financially disadvantaged people Development of a two-tiered system of nursing home care Role of the market in determining the level of accommodation bonds to be paid Rural and remote areas and areas of socio-economic disadvantage Impact of the reforms on hostels
CHAPTER 5: THE NEED FOR USER RIGHTS
Current arrangements Proposed arrangements Issues Conclusion
CHAPTER 6: ENSURING QUALITY OF CARE
Current arrangements Proposed arrangements Issues Conclusion
CHAPTER 7: PRUDENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Introduction Appropriate prudential arrangements Current developments Exemptions to prudential arrangements Timing of implementation
CHAPTER 8: IMPLICATIONS OF POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF AGED CARE TO THE STATES AND TERRITORIES
Rationale for devolution of aged care to the States/Territories Commonwealth position Access to services and national standards for service delivery Shortcomings in State/Territory administration of health care Conclusion
MINORITY REPORT: ORIGINAL INTENT OF INQUIRY VERSUS EVENTUAL OUTCOME RE LEGISLATION

DISSENTING REPORT BY THE AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS

APPENDIX 1: ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO PRESENTED WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE INQUIRY

APPENDIX 2: WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AT PUBLIC HEARINGS