Aged Care

80th Issue of SATURDAY: False expectations and false hope

Jul 18 2024 Updated July 18, 2024

Ian Horswill

1 min read

The special 80th edition of SATURDAY subscription magazine comes after weeks of discussion with residents, operators and key care providers.

It features interviews with Marie Alford, Head of Dementia Professional Services, Dementia Centre, HammondCare; Jo Boylan, CEO of Clayton Church Homes; Stephanie Buckland, Chief Executive Officer at Amana Living; and Camilla Rowland, CEO of Palliative Care Australia.

Is the retirement village sector walking blindly into a duty of care, legal and media disaster?

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