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In March 2021, AAG held 15 member-only forums to discuss the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (RC) recommendations and AAG future plans in response to these. The reports on this page summarise the discussions and any recommendations to AAG for future plans based on the forum discussions.

Excel File summarising AAG responses and relevant positions by recommendation

The opinions recorded in these reports are those of the forum attendees and do not reflect AAG’s position unless explicitly stated as such.

	AAG RC response forum report: Ensuring the needs and preferences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are met by aged care Download the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of the recommendations discussed.
	AAG RC response forum report: Education, recruitment, development and career progression of aged care workforce Download the workforce education, recruitment and development forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of the recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Remuneration, career progression, professional development and support for the frontline aged care workforce Download the remuneration, career progression, professional development and support forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of the recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Governance and management of aged care Download the governance and management of aged care forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of the recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Promoting a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) aged care workforce Download the CALD workforce forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Aged care, housing and the built environment, including home modifications and the ability to age in a place of one’s choosing Download the aged care, housing and built environment forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Ensuring the needs and preferences of people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds are met by aged care Download the CALD older people forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Ensuring the needs and preferences of LGBTI people are met by aged care Download the LGBTI forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Ensuring the needs and preferences of people in regional, rural and remote areas are met by aged care Download the RRR forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
AAG Assistive Technology Special Interest Group	AAG RC response forum report: Ensuring older people’s assistive technology needs and preferences are met by aged care Download the TECHSIG forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
AAG Elder Abuse Special Interest Group	AAG RC response forum report: Addressing elder abuse in aged care, including the Serious Incident Response scheme Download the Elder Abuse forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Dementia and aged care (both in community and residential aged care) Download the dementia forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Promoting mental health and wellbeing of older people through appropriate aged care services and system integration Download the mental health and wellbeing forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Economic perspectives on aged care funding and implications for quality of care and quality of life Download the economic perspectives forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed
	AAG RC response forum report: Diet, nutrition and aged care (both in community and residential aged care) Download the diet and nutrition forum agenda and papers, which includes an overview of recommendations discussed