How the 2013 aged care reform package is playing out

In fact my company, which provides aged care brokerage services, has been able to successfully place fully-supported and partially-supported residents in several facilities owned and operated by the large for-profit providers.

We often find providers will do whatever they can to accommodate a potential resident in need.

It could well be that the economies of scale they enjoy allow them to provide care to a more diverse mix of residents of varying means across their portfolio. 

It’s worth noting that the Productivity Commission’s 2011 Report, Caring for Older Australians, which formed the genesis of the current wave of aged care reform, outlined the need to structure the aged care system in such a way that on the one hand, those who can afford to contribute to their care are asked to do so, and on the other hand, allows for the provision of care to those who can contribute very little.

The 2013 aged care reform package was designed to give effect to such a system.

The aged care sector often gets a bad rap. The vast majority of aged care providers and the people who work for them are driven by a strong commitment to providing excellent care to older Australians.

Successive governments have implemented reform aimed at improving the experience of the system for older Australians, and aged care providers have responded in like. Innovative care methods, exciting activity schedules and creative architectural design are all ways in which providers are going above and beyond to exceed their residents’ expectations of what good care looks like.

These are just a few of the reasons to be optimistic about the future of aged care.