IT the answer to the aged care future

Apr 16 2008 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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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.

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