Tall Trees Care Communities Look at 2020 Vision for Aged Care in Australia
Announcement posted by Tall Trees Care Communities 19 Jan 2015
Community providing alternative to aged care in Brisbane and Gold Coast areas reveals which recommendations from Myer Foundation have worked for them.
Australia, 19 January 2015 - In 2002, the Myer Foundation produced a report called “2020: A Vision for Aged Care in Australia.” The report looked at the then-current state of aged care in Australia and then made suggestions for what was needed in 2020. Recently, Tall Trees Care Communities, who provide an alternative to traditional aged care and nursing homes in their locations near Brisbane and the Gold Coast, summarised the 2020 Vision and added their own considerable insight.
Myer Foundation Recommendations
The Myer foundation looked at aged care in Australia at the time and suggested a number of changes, some which have been adopted and some which haven’t. They suggested changes in the following five categories.
Community Care
The report recommended making it easier for the elderly to receive treatment in their own homes by increasing funding across the community care sector, from informal carers to a formal community care program to hospitals.
Housing
The report also recommended building enough elderly-friendly housing to meet future demand.
Administration
A streamlining of administrative procedures was highly recommended. The Myer Foundation called upon the Government to provide a set of standards and a framework that makes it easier to enforce those standards.
Funding
The report not only suggests some Government funding, but that citizens be encouraged to create their own solutions such as reverse mortgages and pre-saving into accounts earmarked for aged care.
Industry Planning
The report called on all providers, public, private and not-for-profit, to work together and provide a plan that can be integrated and implemented across all segments of the sector.
How Tall Trees Meets Many of the Recommended Criteria
Tall Trees Care Communities provide aged care to the Brisbane and Gold Coast areas. Their business model is similar to what is suggested: their residents buy homes in the communities and then select their own levels of care. This meets the first suggestion of making it easier for the elderly to receive care in their homes. Nursing and other care is available 24/7 and can be provided in the residents’ homes.
Tall Trees Care Communities provide homes that are built to be as easy as possible for the elderly to live in. They have open floor plans and the bathrooms are made to be easy to use. In a Tall Trees Care Community home, nearly all hazards that cause seniors to have accidents or otherwise inconvenience them are gone, replaced by senior-friendly amenities and design.
Phil Usher, co-founder of Tall Trees Care Communities, is proud of how his communities are in alignment with many of the recommendations of the Myer Foundation report. According to Mr Usher:
“In a way, we view the Myer Foundation as kindred spirits. We both want the same things: a high standard of aged care which fosters and protects the independence and dignity of our residents.”
Tall Trees Care Communities provide a consumer-directed alternative to aged care in the Brisbane and Gold Coast areas. Their five locations specialise in nurturing and preserving the independence and dignity of their residents. To learn more, call (07) 3442 9378 or visit their website: http://www.talltrees.net.au/.
Myer Foundation Recommendations
The Myer foundation looked at aged care in Australia at the time and suggested a number of changes, some which have been adopted and some which haven’t. They suggested changes in the following five categories.
Community Care
The report recommended making it easier for the elderly to receive treatment in their own homes by increasing funding across the community care sector, from informal carers to a formal community care program to hospitals.
Housing
The report also recommended building enough elderly-friendly housing to meet future demand.
Administration
A streamlining of administrative procedures was highly recommended. The Myer Foundation called upon the Government to provide a set of standards and a framework that makes it easier to enforce those standards.
Funding
The report not only suggests some Government funding, but that citizens be encouraged to create their own solutions such as reverse mortgages and pre-saving into accounts earmarked for aged care.
Industry Planning
The report called on all providers, public, private and not-for-profit, to work together and provide a plan that can be integrated and implemented across all segments of the sector.
How Tall Trees Meets Many of the Recommended Criteria
Tall Trees Care Communities provide aged care to the Brisbane and Gold Coast areas. Their business model is similar to what is suggested: their residents buy homes in the communities and then select their own levels of care. This meets the first suggestion of making it easier for the elderly to receive care in their homes. Nursing and other care is available 24/7 and can be provided in the residents’ homes.
Tall Trees Care Communities provide homes that are built to be as easy as possible for the elderly to live in. They have open floor plans and the bathrooms are made to be easy to use. In a Tall Trees Care Community home, nearly all hazards that cause seniors to have accidents or otherwise inconvenience them are gone, replaced by senior-friendly amenities and design.
Phil Usher, co-founder of Tall Trees Care Communities, is proud of how his communities are in alignment with many of the recommendations of the Myer Foundation report. According to Mr Usher:
“In a way, we view the Myer Foundation as kindred spirits. We both want the same things: a high standard of aged care which fosters and protects the independence and dignity of our residents.”
Tall Trees Care Communities provide a consumer-directed alternative to aged care in the Brisbane and Gold Coast areas. Their five locations specialise in nurturing and preserving the independence and dignity of their residents. To learn more, call (07) 3442 9378 or visit their website: http://www.talltrees.net.au/.