Talking retirement living and aged care. Share your thoughts on what the future of care should be!
The Plug-in invited older South Australians to take part in our research project undertaken on behalf of a leading retirement living and aged care provider on the south east coast of New South Wales.
We gathered your thoughts and suggestions to help shape a new way of retirement living. What would be your dream for a new home? What would you like to have available in terms of services and recreation? What do you need to help you live your best life across all your years?
Have you had experiences with aged care?
We also heard from those who were currently users of aged care, had high health needs that they felt would lead to aged care in future OR were carers/family members of people who need(ed) aged care.
What do you/your loved ones need from aged care? What type of environment should it be? How should rooms and privacy be managed? How should care be delivered?
Stage 1 — Focus groups and interviews – COMPLETE
In the first stage of this project, we took a deep dive into participant thoughts on the proposed plan for the new site and the services to be provided to residents and the community. Participants were among the first to view the masterplans for the NSW South Coast site!
What was involved?
In August 2022, participants contributed their insights as part of an online focus group or an interview to help influence the design of retirement living and aged care and the way that our client provides care across all their sites.
Key insights have been shared with our client and have provided a great foundation for the future stages of this project!
STAGE 2 – Survey – COMPLETE
You have been sharing your personal views and preferences for retirement living with us, and the survey is now closed. Thank you to those who participated – you are helping shape the future of retirement living!
Further project stages…
Even if you can’t participate right now, there will be further stages of research for this project that you can get involved in! Register your interest now to keep in touch with us across the life of this project. Future stages include a Community Survey and further Workshops to explore community thoughts on the site, and further refining of the site plans and delivery of services and resident experiences.
Your responses will remain confidential in accordance with Australian Privacy Principles.
You can also express your interest by contacting The Plug-in directly on (08) 8224 5526 or email connect@theplugin.com.au
Your contribution will make a difference to the lives of older Australians.
For further information please contact The Plug-in on (08) 8224 5526 or email connect@theplugin.com.au
