The National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre (NSPAC) has commissioned a new study from Access Economics which has found an industry weakening under staffing and bed shortages and unable to meet the future demands of an ageing population. NSPAC was established by National Seniors Australia and the Department of Health and Ageing.
The report, The Future of Aged Care in Australia also calls for policy makers to implement viable funding alternatives with escalating costs making the sector unsustainable.
Opinion
Retirement villages have Canberra’s attention – now the sector must prove its value
Three years after Daniel Gannon took the reins of the Retirement Living Council (RLC), the sector has achieved something his predecessor Ben Myers was never able to: national recognition in Canberra. This is just the fist step. Retirement villages now need to capitalise on this moment. Here’s how.
