Shane Moranâs latest aged care home is all opulence
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Shane Moranâs newest aged care home for Sydneyâs elite boasts just seven residences complete with French parquetry floors, tiles from Spain, Victorian marble fireplaces and the latest technology.
The Georgian heritage-listed Darling House was built by convicts between 1833 and 1842, and has been painfully restored to its full grandeur with small patios, sitting areas and front garden.
Shane Moran, CEO of Provectus Care, aged care group, in a residence at his new home â an 1840s building at The Rocks.Â
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Mr Moran said Darling House is introducing a new concept of care that he says reflects one of the aims of the royal commission â to create âsmall householdâ type models of accommodation.
Aged Care RC falls short on meaningful reform
After two years of often harrowing evidence from 450 witnesses and 10,000 submissions, the Royal Commission’s multi-page report has fallen short on a clear path to lasting and meaningful reform.
First, the report failed to spell out how much its reforms will cost, only that aged care will be more expensive than the predictions made in any of the multiple intergenerational reports before it. This inability to provide a proper costing makes it difficult for society and government to assess what is financially viable and what is not.
Second, the report fails to deliver a clear consensus on a way forward. Commissioners Tony Pagone and Lynelle Briggs disagreed on nearly a third of their recommendations, most notably on governance and funding.
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Aged care industry leaders feel let down by the two-year royal commission that made worthwhile recommendations but failed dismally to map out how to fund the necessary multibillion-dollar overhaul.
Shane Moran, who runs boutique care homes, and Pat Garcia, who leads the countryâs peak body for the largest non-profit operators, also warned that recommendations to boost the qualifications of care workers could exacerbate an already acute shortage of staff.
Mr Garcia, the chief executive of Catholic Health Australia, whose members operate 12 per cent of the countryâs aged care facilities, said many care homes were already finding it hard to find the right staff.