Ahead of National Sorry Day on 26 May, a national body has called for an urgent healing package for ageing Stolen Generations survivors, saying "we cannot wait another generation".

"All survivors must have access to equitable redress and to the records that hold their stories," The Healing Foundation said on Thursday.

National Sorry Day is about honouring survivors and also marks the 1997 tabling of the Bringing Them Home report, which shared Australia's Stolen Generations history with the nation, and made a series of recommendations to address the damaging impacts.

28 years on, only six per cent of these recommendations have been fully implemented.

Over the coming days, communities from Kiama to the Kimberley, Berri to Ballarat and Magandjin to Mparntwe will come together to commemorate the strength and resilience of Stolen Generations survivors and increase understanding of this history and its ongoing effects.

The Healing Foundation's Chairperson Professor Steve Larkin highlighted the importance of Sorry Day commemorations and education, but said more action was "sorely needed" for ageing survivors.

"Many survivors have already passed away, without seeing justice for themselves or their families," Professor Larkin said.

"Even the youngest survivors are ageing now, with most eligible for aged care. Yet they are facing a system that can re-trigger the trauma of being placed in an institution as a child.

"The organisations which tirelessly support survivors are severely underfunded and struggle to retain talented and dedicated staff due to insufficient and uncertain funding.

"We are calling for minimum five-year operational funding for Stolen Generations organisations to provide urgently needed healing, reunions, records support, social and emotional wellbeing assistance and fund new models of workforce development," Professor Larkin said.

The Healing Foundation's CEO Shannan Dodson urged all those with a responsibility to support Stolen Generations survivors to act without delay.

"Stolen Generations survivors have been through so much. Many suffered abuse in care, on top of the trauma of being separated from their families. They have seen how their trauma has affected their families. They deserve justice," Ms Dodson said.

"A comprehensive and coordinated response is required from all sides of politics, all levels of government, police, churches and others, before it's too late.

"Queensland and Western Australia still have not introduced redress schemes, despite having some of the largest populations of survivors. Many survivors also don't have access to the records that hold their stories.

"These are not impossible issues to solve; in fact, The Healing Foundation has developed practical policy solutions to many of the big challenges facing survivors and their families."

The Healing Foundation recommends a National Healing Package of priority changes to enable remaining survivors to live out their days with dignity.

"The urgency of moving swiftly to support elderly survivors in their last years and decades cannot be overstated," Ms Dodson said.

"It's been a whole generation since the Bringing them home report first recommended these important measures. We cannot wait another generation for action."

The Healing Foundation is supporting events around the country to mark the 28th anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report, which led to the creation of National Sorry Day – May 26.

The Foundation is working with stakeholders in all jurisdictions to progress the recommendations that would make the most difference to Stolen Generations survivors in 2025.