{"id":4619,"date":"2025-08-06T05:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T05:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=4619"},"modified":"2025-08-08T04:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:49:00","slug":"shared-care-trial-set-to-launch-in-retirement-villages-from-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/shared-care-trial-set-to-launch-in-retirement-villages-from-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared Care trial set to launch in retirement villages from 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4619\" class=\"elementor elementor-4619\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b528dc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b528dc2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04356ff\" data-id=\"04356ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1908883 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1908883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>W<strong>orried about how you&#8217;ll get care in a retirement village &#8211; or how your loved ones will? You\u2019re not alone.<\/strong><\/p><p>As of March 2025, nearly 88,000 older Australians were waiting for the level of Home Care they\u2019ve already been approved for. But a promising new model \u2013 called Shared Care \u2013 is aiming to change that.<\/p><p>The Retirement Living Council (RLC) has confirmed a formal trial of Shared Care will start in early 2026, backed by $5.2 million in Federal Government funding.<\/p><p>So what is Shared Care?<\/p><p>It\u2019s a simple but powerful idea: residents in a retirement village can pool their government-funded Home Care Packages to fund shared services \u2013 like a village nurse, a community bus, or wellness programs \u2013 rather than using up funds on fragmented, one-on-one services.<\/p><p>Think one driver taking ten residents to the shops instead of ten separate carers. Or one qualified nurse supporting many residents, not just one.<\/p><p>\u201cRetirement villages offer scale, infrastructure and community \u2013 which means they can deliver more frequent, better quality services at lower cost,\u201d said Daniel Gannon, Executive Director of the RLC.<\/p><p>The Shared Care approach was first proposed in late 2023 and has already attracted strong interest, with more than 20 retirement village operators keen to take part in the pilot.<\/p><p>\u201cNot only could this model deliver better care and wellness outcomes,\u201d said Mr Gannon, \u201cit could also reduce pressure on Australia\u2019s aged care system \u2013 and bring peace of mind to families.\u201d<\/p><p>The Department of Health, Aged Care and Disability has now confirmed it will proceed with the pilot next year.<\/p><p>With the number of Australians aged over 75 expected to jump 85% by 2040, Mr Gannon says time is of the essence.<\/p><p>\u201cAs the country debates how to boost productivity, we need to include aged care in that conversation,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause delivering support more efficiently and effectively isn\u2019t just good policy \u2013 it\u2019s a win for older Australians and their families.\u201d<\/p><p>More details about the trial sites and eligibility are expected to be announced in 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worried about how you&#8217;ll get care in a retirement village &#8211; or how your loved ones will? 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