Blog
28
Apr
IRT searches for cutting-edge business models
Category: Blog
Competitive challenge creates pathway for those who are passionate about improving the lives of older people. Innovation is the buzzword of the aged care sector, and with the Turnb...
27
Apr
Questioning the norms: ‘Design thinking’ essential for unprecedented advances
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Over time, the ‘revolutionary’ idea can become as logical and obvious as wheels on a suitcase. If the last five years have all been about the collection of data, the next period of...
26
Apr
Digital integration: Supporting, not replacing personalised care
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The right technology infrastructure can help lift organisations’ quality and efficiency dividends. Australia’s healthcare sector continues to maintain its position as a global lead...
25
Apr
Innovation: Just one element in the wider mix needed for true industry ‘disruption’
Category: Blog
Fresh models that exploit new ideas can be the catalyst for momentous change. Many associated with the Australian aged services industry seem to throw around the terms innovation a...
24
Apr
Measuring wellbeing and quality of life in aged care
Category: Blog
A provider’s new care model integrates an international care outcome measurement tool in an exciting and unique way. Measuring wellbeing outcomes and the impact of aged care servic...
23
Apr
Top tips for creating a safe and ‘ideas-sharing’ environment in your organisation
Category: Blog
Innovation is more than new technology. It means not being afraid to fail when you take a risk. Innovation in aged care is a key focus for 2018. Recent investments by the federal g...
22
Apr
Aged care’s important words advance the industry
Category: Blog
Apart from the obvious ones, how many words starting with ‘c’ can you name in the aged care industry? Visit the glossary of the My Aged Care website and we get: carer; client; comp...
21
Apr
Virtual Reality: Coming to a clinical care session near you
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A robotic dog and virtual swims with dolphins are helping older Australians manage pain. In what may be Australia’s first use of virtual reality (VR) in the community setting, aged...
19
Apr
Disruption is dead, long live disruption
Category: Blog
A ‘business-as-usual’ approach can become untenable for those who are not attuned to capitalising on opportunities. The science fiction writer, William Gibson, once offered that: &...
02
Mar
Getting Aged Care Innovation Right And Karma’s Inevitability
Category: Blog
For those who’ve been following, the aged care industry is currently undergoing sweeping changes as a result of government reforms to address demographic pressures, rising costs, a...