June Heinrich (CEO of Baptist Community Services) and Greg Mundy (CEO of ACSA) both
championed IT as the major cost saving device for making ageing in place a financial possibility.
The simple argument was that monitors in ILUs will stall the need for qualified staff to be
available on the floor. This will require a high grade communications backbone that new
services can be bolted onto as the technology becomes available or affordable.


RIP: We are seeing the death of the family-run aged care operator
It feels like I am writing an obituary to family-run aged care facilities. Once the backbone of the sector, multi-generation operators are now selling out at a pace not seen before. The sell-off is accelerating, with three landmark deals in just two...
