Yesterday ‘New ACSA’ announced it was ‘open for business’. This is important for us as a community and a society. Why?

‘New ACSA’ is the informal term being used for the new era of the not-for-profit organisation Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA). It’s the ‘peak body’ representing most of the churches and charities that deliver home, community and residential aged care throughout all of Australia, with approximately 1,100 members.

They provide real care to over 700,000 Australians, many of whom are vulnerable to extremely vulnerable, and not always easy to reach.

So what's new and why is it important? In the context of rapid changes to aged care policy and community attitudes, it is increasingly difficult to cut through the noise and ensure that the voices of vulnerable older people - and those who care for them - can be heard. It's something ‘old’ ACSA no doubt recognises...  

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