The National Aged Care Alliance (the Alliance) is a representative body of peak national organisations in aged care, including consumer groups, providers, unions, and health professionals, working together to determine a more positive
future for aged care in Australia.

The Alliance was formed in April 2000. Representatives attending the inaugural meeting resolved to recommend to their organisations that a united policy agenda be developed to achieve better outcomes for the care of older Australians. Four broad issues were identified:

• consumer rights;
• quality of care;
• workforce planning; and
• short and long term financing of aged care.

Alliance members are concerned about the adequacy of aged care funding and the future sustainability of services. The funding of aged care and the establishment of industry wide benchmarks of care which link staffing levels, skills mix and funding to quality outcomes for recipients of aged care services, are the major focus.

The Alliance's vision for aged care in Australia is that:

All Australians have access to planned and properly resourced integrated quality aged care services that are flexible, equitable, that recognise diversity and promote choice and respect for users and workers.

Organisations in the Alliance

• Aged and Community Services Australia
• Aged Care Association Australia
• Alzheimer's Australia
• Anglicare Australia
• Australian Association of Gerontology
• Australian General Practice Network
• Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association
• Australian Nursing Federation
• Australian Physiotherapy Association
• Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine
• Baptist Care Australia
• Carers' Australia
• Catholic Health Australia
• COTA Over 50's (Councils on the Ageing)
• Diversional Therapy Association of Australia
• Geriaction
• Health Services Union
• Legacy Australia
• LHMU
• Lutheran Aged Care Australia
• OT Australia
• Palliative Care Australia
• Pharmacy Guild of Australia
• Returned & Services League of Australia
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Royal College of Nursing Australia
• UnitingCare Australia