Improving aged care homes through design

This webinar video will support the aged care sector to understand how to adopt the new National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines. You will hear how the principles and guidelines can improve aged care design and benefit those living and working there. The webinar was presented on Thursday, August 15 2024 2:00 pm AEST to 3:00pm AEST Presenters: • Chair – Marianne Madden, Acting Assistant Secretary, Dementia, Diversity and Design Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care. • Presenter – Naomi Wilkins, Director, Design and Dementia Support Section, Department of Health and Aged Care • Presenter – Nick Seemann, Managing Director, Constructive Dialogue Architects and Dementia Training Australia, a lead author of the Principles and Guidelines • Presenter – Liz Fuggle, Associate, Constructive Dialogue Architects and Dementia Training Australia, a lead author of the Principles and Guidelines • Presenter – Angela Raguz, General Manager, Residential Care and Dementia Centre, HammondCare 00:00 Welcome and introduction, Marianne Madden, Acting Assistant Secretary, Dementia, Diversity and Design Branch, DoHAC 02:35 Overview and next steps, Naomi Wilkins, Director, Design and Dementia Support Section, DoHAC 05:20 Overview of Principles and Guidelines, Nick Seemann, Managing Director, Constructive Dialogue Architects and Dementia Training Australia and Liz Fuggle, associate, Constructive Dialogue Architects and Dementia Training Australia 25:12 What good aged care design looks like and HammondCare’s experience, Angela Raguz, General Manager, Residential Care and Dementia Centre, HammondCare 43:14 Next steps from here, support for aged care providers, Naomi Wilkins, Director, Design and Dementia Support Section, DoHAC 47:45 Audience Q&A with all presenters.