The restraint debate is a window into the future challenges of the aged care sector, writes Patricia Sparrow.
Archive | Opinion
We can have the aged care we need: opinion
More than 16,000 elderly people died waiting for home care in 2017-18. We can and must do better, writes Dr Olivia Ball.
Consumer-directed expectations challenge providers
In an aged care system ruled by consumers, choice will still be limited by resources, writes Mark Sheldon-Stemm.
Stop the rot in oral care for elderly Australians
The ongoing Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has highlighted several shocking deficiencies in the care of older Australians including the lack of oral care, writes Dr Kathleen Matthews.
Lessons from overseas: the future impact of retiree renters
Aged care providers and governments need to plan now for the impact of lifelong renters on the financial models driving the industry, writes James Kelly.
Moving from aged care to health care
Traditional residential aged care and home care business models will not survive mid-long term in the new customer-driven, competitive marketplace of aged care and health care, writes Michael Goldsworthy.
Advice on adapting to genuine choice
Residential providers need to use a consumer-directed model of care to meet the new quality standards, writes Mark Sheldon-Stemm.
Honesty the best policy when it comes to palliative care
Aged care providers need to be open about the end-of-life services they can and can’t provide and refer elsewhere when necessary, writes Larissa McIntyre.
How to better enable end-of-life care choices
The new quality standards require aged care services to include advance care and end-of-life planning according to individual consumers’ preferences.
Bringing death and dying to the table
It is time we were all a lot more ageing and death literate, writes Rosie Bonnin.
The rising role of cleaners in aged care
An elevated aged care cleaning profession can better serve residents and other facility staff, writes Errol Goldberg.
Providers advised to ‘take stock’ of suppliers
Transparency and partnerships are the future of aged care, writes Marlon Giuliani.
The Pension Loan Scheme – too little too late?
The Pension Loan Scheme was designed as a tool to fund home care contributions, but when the time comes, the amount of allowable borrowings may well be exhausted, writes Paul Dwyer.
ATO updates requirements for superannuation on leave loading
In the absence of appropriately drafted policies or contracts of employment, aged care employers may be required to pay superannuation on annual leave loading, writes Grace Kim.
