Hospital in the Home: care on demand

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Hospital in the Home: care on demand

Published by Health Metrics, September 26, 2024

Health Metrics partnered with the DCM Group and Russell Kennedy Lawyers to deliver an Executive Breakfast Seminar on the topic of ‘Hospital in the Home’ alongside guest panellists.

On Thursday 29 August Health Metrics partnered with the DCM Group and Russell Kennedy Lawyers to deliver an Executive Breakfast Seminar on the topic of ‘Hospital in the Home’ alongside guest panellists, Beverly Smith, Chief Commercial Officer, Ampler Health and Verity Leith, General Manager, Residential Services, Benetas and Paul Brindle, CEO Health Metrics.

Key takeaways from the seminar included:

Shifting Aged Care Landscape: the combination of accommodation shortages, workforce challenges and changes in consumer demand is rapidly driving change in how and where aged care services are delivered.
Care on Demand: the Hospital in the Home care model presents an opportunity for providers to engage with the broader health eco-system to provide proactive and accessible care for residents
Managing Risk: in addition to managing growing regulatory compliance and clinical risk providers will be required to demonstrate strict adherence to data privacy and security requirements.
Innovation is Critical: efficiently delivering high quality ‘Hospital in the Home’ clinical services will require adoption of appropriate technology and systems by providers, staff and clients.

The Opportunity

The panel discussed the rapidly approaching influx of ‘baby boomers’ and the impact on the aged care industry. With this generation showing a clear preference for home care services over residential aged care, there is significant opportunity for retirement villages to take a proactive approach and provide care on demand to their residents.

“I think our opportunity in the retirement living space is to engage with the broader health ecosystem, and how do we start to make care more proactive and accessible for the residents in our villages?”

Beverly Smith | Chief Commercial Officer, Amplar Health

The Challenge

For retirement living operators the challenge of moving from a property delivery model to a care delivery model is three-fold.

What does a sustainable business model for the delivery of care services to residents look like – in-house or partner?
What types of services are to be provided to residents – with 8 new classifications under Support at Home providers can choose the services they will provide – considering resident demand and additional regulatory compliance requirements.
What are the implications for workforce – with the current and predicted on-going workforce challenges technology must play a role in helping providers to manage this challenge?

“We see an increased use of tech to service the industry, be it wearables, falls, tracking tools and so on, and the need for a greater level of interoperability so that that data that is being gathered with that type of tech can be brought in and analysed”
Paul Brindle | CEO, Health Metrics

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