Aged Care
My Aged Care “akin to navigating a maze”: Inspector-General
The review reveals that My Aged Care is acting less as a gateway and more as a barrier to timely, equitable support.
Ozcare appoints new CEO from close quarters
Ozcare is an organisation "ready for change", says incoming CEO Kevin Mercer.
Is this the future of health and aged care in Australia?
Over the next 12-18 months, St Vincent’s will start rolling out a central ‘command centre’ to support 24/7 virtual observation, using wearables and remote monitoring to track patient data and intervene earlier.
Aged care reform ‘only half done’, new Alliance paper warns
Its core message is blunt: the machinery of aged care has been rebuilt, but the model has not been transformed.
Government Policy
Aged Care Minister Sam Rae offers “private briefing” after refusing to release documents
The Minister stated the request was too onerous, capturing 130,000 pages.
Development
Realside pitches a “blueprint for the future”
Lane Cove Council has asked the NSW Government to amend the E2 Commercial Centre to allow seniors housing as a permitted use.
Opinion
Is this the future of health and aged care in Australia?
Over the next 12-18 months, St Vincent’s will start rolling out a central ‘command centre’ to support 24/7 virtual observation, using wearables and remote monitoring to track patient data and intervene earlier.
Productivity disaster for retirement village development
The retirement living sector should be going gangbusters. The population is ageing rapidly and the need for housing is acute. But new village construction is broken, along with the rest of the building industry.
Stop the hospital blame game – it’s time for aged care to put Plan T on the table
Health and aged care are not separate crises. They’re one system problem. Older people’s needs are joined up – it’s our funding and governance that are carved into silos.
Plan T: Transformation - co-located villages can solve hospital ‘bed crisis’ in 16 weeks
Here is our thinking: Australia’s 700 co-located retirement villages will have 6,560 village homes vacated each year, or 126 every week. Why doesn’t the sector turn each vacated home over to a human being currently stuck in hospital?
