Aged Care Queensland CEO Anton Kadash says the state will not have enough residential care and accommodation beyond 2011 because QLD received 813 fewer beds than were allocated in the Federal government's 2009 aged care approvals round (ACAR). In addition he states that at least 500 licenses this year had been given back to the government by mainly not-for-profit because not financially viable. (See next story). As 1313 beds that have dropped out of the system.
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These new retirement villages show providing care is here and now
Gone are the days when retirement living was defined by community centres, swimming pools and bowling greens. While these amenities still exist – the provision of care is now a core part of the value proposition. Hyegrove Willoughby on Sydney’s...
