SATURDAY Issue 74

Think big. Think care campuses.

The gnarly problem: the lack of new ageing accommodation infrastructure over 20 years has hit the Baby Boomer demand bubble. Bad outcomes for old people are accelerating. Planning approval hurdles are cited as the root cause. Delay and bureaucratic...

Editorial: the gnarly problem of housing an ageing Australia

Like many countries around the world, Australia is currently facing down a triple threat – insufficient aged care bed numbers, not enough retirement village homes and not enough hospital beds – it’s happening right now. Without suitable...

Opinion: More people in late 90s are looking for residential aged care themselves

If you were looking for confirmation that the country is ageing, the latest insights from our AgedCare101 online directory paint an interesting picture. Analysis of the last 100 aged care enquiries on AgedCare101 and its sister site Villages. com. au...

Today’s village resident is looking for care ‘from the get-go’

Retirement village operators are embracing home care but one major operator is taking a big step further. The Times They Are A-Changin’. The average age of retirement village residents is 81 with many moving in with established care needs. The...

Domestic violence is happening in retirement villages: is your village prepared?

The ADC has developed a 24-page guide for village operators to meet Rule 10 which can be downloaded from its website here

Reshaping the way aged care is delivered

Rural and regional providers are haemorrhaging money on staff to meet mandated care minutes – can the solution be for all? The continued use of agency staff in regional and rural aged care homes is unsustainable and, as we report in this issue, it...

$10,000 to register an overseas trained aged care nurse as a Registered Nurse

It is estimated the demand for nurses in Australia will exceed supply by around 85,000 by 2025 – and about 123,000 by 2030. Yet overseas trained nurses are being asked to spend thousands of dollars – and wait up to 18 months – to be able to...

An AI companion for aged care residents living with dementia? It’s for real

Meet Viv and the other technologies that are driving a better life for people living with dementia. This article is part of a special eight-part SATURDAY project on dementia – look out for the next installment on the use of technology to assist...

A new dawn: this telehealth cart will be in almost every aged care home

With a new telehealth training program for aged care homes on its way, this telehealth cart will soon be commonplace in residential aged care homes. Equity of access to GPs and specialists has always been a hot-button topic for residential aged care...

Executive spotlight

Over 2,000 operators provide retirement living, support and care to 1.3 million Australians. 360,000 staff and 100,000 suppliers are engaged every day. It’s a $30 billion a year sector delivering vital services for our older citizens. At SATURDAY...

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26 Apr 2024