This press release appeared last week:13 June 2017Aged care Technology Roadmap to support consumer choice and controlThe Technology Roadmap for Aged Care in Australia released today by the Aged Care Industry Technology Council (ACIITC) recognises the need for technology to underpin the delivery of aged care services and ensure independence, choice and control for consumers.Prepared by the Flinders University Medical Device Research Institute on behalf of ACIITC, the report acknowledges three issues: population ageing that has never been experienced at the same level; the rapid development of new technologies; and, reform of the aged care sector that fundamentally changes the way in which older Australians will be supported.The Technology Roadmap will ensure older people are able to remain independent for longer with choice and control over their support services. It highlights issues such as:¬ Further reform depending on consumers being able to use technology in order to maintain...
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