There were more than 2100 Tasmanians on the waiting list in June, including 447 categorised as the highest level of need. In the June quarter, more than 750 Tasmanians were approved for packages, which provides a subsidy for at-home care.

COTA Tasmania chief executive officer Sue Leitch said access to the packages remained "very difficult".

"If people are waiting longer for the level of package that they're entitled to, they're either not accessing those packages and dying at home without getting access to care, or they're getting admitted to residential aged care earlier," she said.

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Ms Leitch spoke at the launch of Seniors Week 2019 in Launceston on Tuesday, with the theme of "Discover. Imagine. Together" seeking to highlight the importance of elderly Australians remaining connected through their community to local services, and online.

With a backdrop of the Aged Care Royal Commission, Ms Leitch said it was important that improvements in the aged care sector continued, rather than waiting for the inquiry to finish.

"Whilst the royal commission is important to highlight issues that are going on, there have still been some really important recommendations that haven't been implemented yet," she said.

The Australian Medical Association this week called for minimum staff-to-resident ratios, which drew caution from Ms Leitch, who believed staff needed to be trained properly and with the right values.

Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck said an additional 25,000 home care packages had been provided in the year to June.

He said recent improvements to the sector included the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, new safety standards and a charter of Aged Care Rights.

"We are also providing record aged care funding of $20.5 billion in 2018-19 and annual funding will increase by $1 billion every year for five years," Mr Colbeck said.

Seniors Week 2019 runs from October 14 to 20. For more information, visit www.cotatas.org.au