Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) is the national peak body in Australia representing over 1,100 church and charitable and community based organisations providing accommodation and care services to over 700,000 older people, people with a disability and their carers.
With the population living longer and increased community expectations for a wider range of quality services, the aged and community care sector is facing greater challenges than ever before. At the turn of the nineteenth century, people aged 65 years and over in Australia represented just 4% of Australia's total population. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that in 30 years time those aged 65 and over will represent over 21% of the population and by 2051 they could represent a quarter of the population.
The aged and community care industry includes nursing homes, hostels, care package providers, home care and nursing services, retirement villages, independent living units and seniors' housing. The provision of community care services generally includes services to younger people with disabilities as well as older people. Some services are provided specifically for the carers of older people or younger people with a disability. ACSA represents approximately two thirds of the aged care industry.
ACSA is the only aged care peak body which broadly represents the community care sector. Community care is the clear preference of most consumers and the Australian public generally. It is growing and expanding and will be a major force into the future.
For more information on ACSA, please see ACSA Annual Reports
A strong, sustainable aged and community care industry providing people with high quality, accessible services.
The ACSA Federation models and promotes the following values in all its undertakings and activities:
Integrity - acting in a sincere, informed and honest manner.
Openess & Inclusivity - welcoming all people, opportunities and ideas.
Excellence - continually seeking and implementing that which is the very best in each sphere of activity.
Fairness - acting with due process and empathy to achieve equitable outcomes.
Respect - showing an understanding and appreciation of the values, abilities,experiences and contributions of each other.
Social justice - facilitating access to aged & community services by people who are disadvantaged and/or have special needs.
Unity - collaborating to promote harmony of purpose, action and outcomes.
Citizenship - contributing to the wellbeing of the Australian community.
Foresight - looking ahead and providing a vision to strive towards.
Intelligence - acting on knowledge, research and evidence to ensure sound outcomes in all our endeavours.
Fortitude - acting with courage, conviction and resilience in all our endeavours.
The ACSA Federation has developed 6 key result areas and goals:
1. Leadership
2. Influence
3. Membership
5. Intelligence and Research
6. Federation Sustainability
