The Victoria government is trying to sell its 1,000 aged care beds in order to save $75M. This now includes 129 non-operational beds in Ballarat. The advertisement states a preference will be given to buyers that will keep the licences in the Ballarat region, but it is not required, causing concern amongst locals on ongoing supply of beds.
Shared Care closer than we may think for retirement villages – will independent living fade away?
Over the weekend I was trawling through the slide deck of the Department of Health and Aged Care webinar in February discussing the future direction of Home Care and Support at Home. Hidden on about slide 46 was the clipping above which clearly...