Sustainability of the Aged Care Sector

The Sustainability of the Aged Care Sector report was released on 17 June 2022 to support and promote an informed national policy debate on the sustainability of publicly subsidised aged care services in Australia.

Elderly man with text overlay: UTS Sustainability of the Aged Care Sector: Discussion Paper

This discussion paper draws on a comprehensive evidence base to outline the dimensions of the sustainability challenge.

It then offers four broad strategic approaches to addressing these issues:

  • Reducing the rate of growth of demand for subsidised aged care services
  • Improving the effectiveness of aged care services
  • Improving the efficiency of service delivery
  • Establishing more equitable funding for subsidised services

READ AND DOWNLOAD ON OPUS AT UTS: 
Sustainability of the Aged Care Sector: Discussion Paper

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.