AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-1999
SA: Baby Boomer demands to prompt nursing home re think
A new report's found that nursing home design in Australia will need a major re-think
because baby boomers will be more demanding when it comes to aged care.
The report, Residential Care - Vision 2020, was commissioned by South Australian care
provider the Aged Care and Housing Group.
It finds nursing home and hostel design will need to change if suitable and relevant
accommodation is to be provided for the next generation of elderly people.
Group business development general manager JEANE HALL says they're more likely to view
residential care as temporary -- something that could be used occasionally while recovering
from illness -- instead of a permanent move.
And HALL says standards acceptable today, such as shared accommodation and shared bathrooms,
will be unsuitable.
She says the next generation will demand single rooms with ensuites.
She says they'll also want ready access to rehabilitiation, therapeutic and health facilites.
AAP RTV vm/as/rt
KEYWORD: BOOMERS (ADELAIDE)
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