New Futures Hackathon for Ageing in Place will bring together multidisciplinary minds to explore the barriers around ageing at home and how our elderly community can remain independent, in control and at home while they age.

WHY AGEING IN PLACE?

The release of Australia’s final report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care revealed poor and deteriorating living standards for many in residential aged care homes as well as extended wait times for those living at home and reliant upon Home Care support. A major finding from the report showed that the majority of people want to remain at home rather than moving into an aged care facility.

When we support people to age in place we are helping our ageing population to remain independent, in control and connected with their community. Additionally, the cost of service per person is significantly lower when people can stay in their own home, alleviating the financial burden from governments.

Ageing at home offers significant advantages to our ageing community and our society, however there are significant barriers to overcome on the way.

• Innovation
  How innovative is your solution? Is it an improvement to existing systems or a breakthrough new product/service
• Solution fit
  Is there a real problem? Is your solution really going to solve it?
• Feasibility
  How likely is the project to work and be accepted by the market / community?
• Prototype
  What progress have the team achieved during the hack and how functional is the project?
• Pitch
  In the end everything comes down to how well you can sell your ideas