The retirement village sector is staring down the barrel of 100,000 residents who should be in an aged care bed in five years’ time – is there a solution?

With hospital and aged care beds shortages forecast to increase, Hospital in the Home, virtual care and other integrated health services will soon be the norm, not the exception, in retirement villages and land lease communities.

The DCM Group staged a breakfast in Russell Kennedy’s Melbourne office with software platform Health Metrics on Hospital in the Home. As part of the discussion, DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes pointed out the demographic challenge facing the country.