We spent a couple of months talking to consumer organisations and to people using aged care services, asking them about how they like to get information, and what's important to them. A very diverse group of people shared their expertise and insights with us, and we summarised our findings in this report, released by the Aged Care Quality Agency.
Read moreValuing people as the experts in their own lives
We love doing consulting work of different kinds, and the most rewarding part is the opportunity to hear the ideas and experiences that people share. When we consult, we always seek to demonstrate that we value people's expertise in their own lives. As we explained to someone who didn't understand why we would pay them for their insights: "it's because you know stuff we don't".
Read moreWe are inviting aged care consumers to participate in consultations
We invited aged care consumers to participate in some consultation sessions this month. The consultations are about how consumers like to receive information about aged care issues, and what information is important to them about aged care quality. It's all part of our latest project, for the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency.
Read moreWould the last person to be ruled ineligible, please turn out the lights?
Hamilton Stone Director Ian Holland has a particular interest in Section 44 of the Australian constitution. Read his analysis and commentary for Griffith University's Policy Innovation Hub as the citizenship crisis in parliament rolled on...
Read moreReview of Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes
Hamilton Stone was engaged by the Commonwealth Department of Health to provide research, writing and editorial advice for the for the Review of National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes.
Read moreStatement on the Inclusion of Children in Early Childhood Education and Care
We were delighted to have assisted Early Childhood Australia in the development and writing of the Statement on the Inclusion of Children in Early Childhood Education and Care.
Read moreAged Care Legislated Review
Hamilton Stone provided research, writing and editorial advice for the Aged Care Legislated Review.
In the lead up to the review, Ian Holland of Hamilton Stone also wrote a piece for Australian Ageing Agenda explaining the implications of the legislative review of Australian aged care.
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