2.13: Aged Care
Aged care accommodation strategy. Other Information:
The Building for Our Ageing Community Strategy, adopted in December 2003, has been very successful, resulting in significant
development of aged care and accommodation. An ongoing strategy of supplying land for aged care accommodation remains central
in continuing to provide for our ageing community. These sites will be released by competitive or direct sale where public
benefit dictates. A wider range of building sites is being identified to encourage a variety of aged accommodation, including
independent living and ageing in place. In some cases, aged care providers have needed encouragement to move quickly once
land has been secured. Conditions of sale and concessions policies will be used to accelerate development by the private sector.
Case management will continue to assist providers through the processes of land sales and development applications. The ACT
and Commonwealth governments will continue to coordinate and cooperate in allocating beds and developing facilities. The ACT
Government will continue to modify properties to allow public housing tenants to remain in place as they age, and will partner
with the private sector in joint venture redevelopments that include supported aged care accommodation, such as the Lyons
Joint Venture.
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