SATURDAY Issue 91

Opinion: four years ago, Lynelle Briggs challenged CEOs: “Where is the innovation”?

Their response – “we’re tired”. This is not the case any more for our 40-plus sector leaders who are giving it a crack. I had a privileged, deep view of the Aged Care Royal Commission, attending every session across the country (except...

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New name, same mission: Ageing Australia launches its new brand

‘ACCPA’ is out; Ageing Australia is in as CEO Tom Symondson seeks to align the peak body’s new name with the strategy to rapidly expand its position at all policy tables. The CEO says the new name is not a change in its mandate – simply...

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Australian-first platform set to drive new revenue opportunities for operators

Imagine cutting your operating costs by up to 60%, freeing up your staff, and keeping your residents happy – now, there’s a solution. Across land lease communities, retirement living, and aged care, operators can now reduce their operational...

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ADRIAN PULJICH: “The market is demanding innovation, and we need to do more”

In December last year, a judge gave Adrian Puljich the Christmas present he had wanted for eight years: the first vertical over-50s land lease community development in Australia had been approved. Adrian launched Aliria, solely owned and directed by...

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LDK SENIORS’ LIVING: the private aged care machine leading the way for the village sector

LDK’s new greenfield site Amberfield, which opened in October last year in Canberra, has also seen its early stages close to being sold out with zero advertising

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GRANDTON LIMITED: Australian luxury strata living and aged care receives funding interest for new developments

The innovative model that reimagines seniors living established by John Frame has finally realised his vision for Grandton Applecross, a unique development combining apartment living and integrated aged care – and now planning for two more...

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SIMUL HEALTH GROUP: Advancing the benefits of AI and changing the paradigm on application integrations

With most aged care providers having 30 or more software applications across their business, integrating these systems has been a major challenge for the sector – until now. 17 years after software platform Health Metrics began, founder Lis...

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COSTERFIELD HOUSE: a community-driven solution to a big problem

In regional areas, support for people living with dementia can often be hundreds of kilometres away with services limited in their scope. Not For Profit community organisation Heathcote Dementia Alliance (HDA) is seeking to tackle this problem with...

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SILVERCHAIN: setting the standard for home and health care partnerships

With demand for clinical care services predicted to increase under Support at Home – and hospital and aged care beds full – home care operators that can position themselves as acute healthcare partners like Silverchain should be well-positioned...

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GROUP HOMES AUSTRALIA: the dementia care innovator seeking to partner with retirement villages

With rising rates of dementia in the community and few legal avenues to move residents on from the village, retirement living operators are facing a growing dilemma: how can they support older people living with dementia? Enter Group Homes...

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NEWDIRECTION CARE: the original aged care innovator primed to expand

With few new aged care beds being built across the country and more Australians seeking to age in place, demand for models that offer alternatives to traditional residential aged care continues to grow – cue NewDirection Care. With a vertical...

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AUSTRALIAN UNITY: creating a home healthcare powerhouse

With its acquisition of Australia’s largest home care provider myHomecare Group and an aggressive home health strategy in place, the mutual fund is now poised to dominate Australia’s market for care at home. Home care is set to become a scale...

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IN-HOME TECHNOLOGY: health analytics in the home the new norm for operators and customers

With Support at Home demanding that home care providers show how they are providing clinical oversight of their clients – and identify deteriorating residents – the market for in-home technology that can monitor residents’ health and relieve...

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HOME INSTEAD AUSTRALIA: the franchise model loved by clients and staff

With the new Support at Home program set to become a battleground for efficiency, home care operators will need the scale and staff to succeed – a fight that Home Instead Australia is winning on both fronts. With its global headquarters in the...

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COMMUNICATION TOOLS: the software solutions connecting retirement villages and aged care

With more residents, fewer staff and increasing compliance, technology that enables operators to communicate seamlessly with the residents will be key to delivering a positive customer experience – these are the leaders of the pack. With the...

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INNOVATION PHILOSOPHY: slashing red tape in aged care with AI solutions

With increased compliance demands and continued workforce shortfalls across residential aged care and home care, providers will increasingly be reliant on their systems to create efficiencies and fill care gaps – is AI specially designed for the...

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Lauren Broomham

31 Jan 2025