Issue 57

Editorial: Technology no longer an optional extra in the business of ageing

Three years ago, the Aged Care Royal Commission heard that 40% of the sector was still relying on paper-based systems. Fast-forward and you would expect that this would have changed – but digital uptake has still been slow across the sector.

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It’s not rocket science: Technology needs to be a top-down strategy for the ageing sector

Historically run on paper-based systems, aged care providers are increasingly adopting new technologies – but it is being driven more by necessity than a desire to innovate. Words by Lauren Broomham In 2021, a study of clinical software found over...

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Aged care providers must take advantage of new technologies now as the Government requires the sector to do more with less, says Yvonne Timson

The CEO of Not For Profit aged care provider Community Vision, Yvonne is now leading the operator – which has developed its own IT system – on a journey towards a fully integrated platform that not only delivers on efficiencies, it delivers real...

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From the top down: How a shift into assisted living drove the technological transformation of one aged care and retirement living provider

Culture is key to ensuring the successful take-up of new technologies across your business, says Carrington Care CEO Raad Richards. Consultancy firm Rohling International and Not For Profit aged care and retirement living provider Carrington Care...

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Opening the black box of aged care data: How the right information could save your business $2 million a year

Aged care staff are spending over 30% of their time collecting data – but there is a better way. With the compliance demands for data only increasing, aged care operators need business intelligence – and there are platforms that can deliver it...

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Robots will be taking blood pressure and pulses in aged care within three years

At DCM’s recent webinar, Lee Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Tanunda Lutheran Home Inc, said he believes that within two or three years, robots will be used for supervision, security, performing minor clinical tasks and reporting in residential...

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How important is it to create new products and new revenue streams, to take control of your business future and its viability?

It’s not important – it is vital for survival.

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Aveo Group is finding new ways to make the traditional serviced apartment model attractive to its customers

Today’s customers are looking for more support and services, but the cost of providing this under a traditional serviced apartment model is a barrier to purchasers. Operators need to make the financials of the product more attractive to buyers...

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Retirement living operators need to join the Retirement Living Council, which is part of the Property Council, and send a strong message to all Governments

Tony Randello, President of the Retirement Living Council, has only one goal over the next two years. He can see a reward, but he knows there is a lot of work to get there. Tony Randello, the CEO of the nation’s largest retirement living operator...

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What is the future of the land lease community business model?

Ingenia Communities’ Managing Director and CEO, Simon Owen; Lincoln Place Executive Director Nick Collishaw, Aspen Group Joint CEO John Carter and Westpac’s Kaizaad Mehta, National Head of Health and Industry Specialisation, and Rob Pringle, Relationship Manager, on the latest in land lease living.

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Regulation creep the new threat for land lease operators

The lack of suitable land and lengthy planning approvals are a deterrent for new entrants to the land lease sector – with just 50,000 homes in the pipeline for the next 10 years, operators need to band together and advocate for State and local...

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Getting rid of the ‘golden goose’: Why designing new aged care facilities requires a transformational approach

The average aged care provider has at least 30 different pieces of software and hardware across their business, many legacy systems accumulated over the years. Is it time for a re-think? With hundreds of software vendors servicing the aged care...

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Lauren Broomham

19 Jul 2023