SATURDAY Issue 69

Editorial: the new continuum of (home) care

With the new Aged Care Act and the Aged Care Taskforce’s Final Report set to further accelerate the shift towards home care, operators are rethinking their strategies – and looking at how they will reach the ageing customer living at home.

Opinion: Loneliness is the real epidemic – and opportunity – for an ageing Australia

With more Australians set to age at home, the problem of social isolation is set to grow. Can village and aged care providers deliver a solution? The opportunity for retirement living and aged care operators to diversify into ‘social support’ is...

Creating connected communities: why Catholic Healthcare wants to put more retirement villages – and wellness centres – on the ground

The NSW-and Southeast QLD based Not For Profit is seeking to rebalance its portfolio in favour of retirement living – with a focus on building catholic connected communities that extend well beyond the village. The Not For Profit is making it...

The dementia care solution that arrives on the back of a truck

An architecturally designed, 1.5-bedroom care villa, featuring the latest in dementia design and cutting-edge technology, is being trialed in Victoria, and offers an innovative potential care option, particularly for regional and remote areas. For...

Hospitals are out, home is in: designing aged care when dementia is the norm, not the exception

80% of aged care residents are now living with some form of dementia or cognitive impairment – the pressure is on providers to deliver both a ‘home’ and a safe environment for residents and staff. Today’s aged care homes are seeing an...

Community Home Australia: the provider with a waiting list for staff

It’s aged care, but it’s not. With three specialist residential homes, respite, a day centre and now an international resort in its stable, the Not For Profit NDIS provider is proving that delivering care in the community is a winning...

New territory: Community Home Australia heads to Bali with first international resort

The innovative dementia care and disability provider is continuing to break new ground, launching its first venture on the Indonesian island of Bali. Three years after launching its unique model in Canberra, Community Home Australia (CHA) has...

Video: where will the retirement living sector be in five years’ time?

With the village sector in threat of becoming the new ‘low care’ option for ageing Australians, what is the future for today’s operators? With Australia’s retirement villages at full occupancy and new entrants seeking to break into the...

New name, new focus: why this home care provider is diversifying its services

30 years after its launch, one of Northern Sydney’s largest home care providers is looking to widen its reach to more Australians. Formerly known as Community Care Northern Beaches (CCNB), the community based Not For Profit has taken on a new...

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...

Staff Writers

15 Feb 2024