Research and policy development to identify and address aged care gaps in regional, rural and remote
Tender ID: 463941
Tender Details
Tender Description
This Tender is invited by the Issuer.
The Department of Health is seeking to engage a Supplier to provide research expertise to assist in developing policy options to ensure the adequate provision of aged care services in regional, rural, and remote Australia.
The research and policy development will be undertaken over nine months, commencing in September 2021.
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (Royal Commission) delivered its final report on 26 February 2021. The final report was publicly released on 1 March 2021. Recommendation 54 of this report states:
The System Governor should ensure that older people in regional, rural and remote locations are able to access aged care in their community equitably with other Australians by:
a. identifying areas where service supply is inadequate, and
b. actively responding by planning for, and supplementing services to meet entitlements and needs.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
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