Aged Care Insite Issue 124 April-May 2021 | Page 3

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MANAGING EDITOR Richard Garfield 02 9936 8628 richard . garfield @ apned . com . au
news
2 Group response to royal
commission
3 Vaccine challenges
HEALTH EDITOR Conor Burke 02 9936 8638 conor . burke @ apned . com . au
4 Consumer peaks unite
6 Addressing sexual harassment
7 SA turns to CCTV
NEWS EDITOR Dallas Bastian 02 9936 8637 dallas . bastian @ apned . com . au
SALES ENQUIRIES Sarah Licence 02 9936 8710 sarah . licence @ apned . com . au
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8 Aged care needs $ 10bn
industry & reform
10 Different direction
An alternative view of royal
commission findings
12 Last chance
Can health dept be trusted to fix
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aged care ?
14 Preventable problem
High cost of hospital admissions
COVER LASA CEO Sean Rooney Photo : Supplied
15 Time to rebuild
Proper reform starts now
16 Age is a barrier
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WHO says 1 in 2 people are
ageist
clinical focus
18 Facing facts
Hidden pain of incontinence
royal commission
20 Future tense
Post-commission landscape
unclear
22 Need , deserve , expect
Customer need should drive
reforms
practical living
24 Small scale
Benefits of group living
workforce
26 Freedom of choice
Should vaccine be mandatory
for workers ?
technology
28 Remote control
Time for telehealth is now
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