Australian Unity Home Health CEO Prue Bowden recently featured on the Pioneers in Aged Care podcast, sharing her perspective on the evolving home care landscape and what it means for older Australians, families, and the people who support them every day.
With significant reform underway across the aged care sector, the conversation explores both the challenges and the opportunities ahead for home care. Drawing on her leadership experience, Prue reflects on how the sector can continue to evolve while keeping people, choice and quality at the centre of everything it does.
In the episode, Prue discusses:
- Leading through change in a time of major sector reform, uncertainty and growing complexity
- The essential role of home care in supporting people to live independently, safely and with dignity in their own homes
- What’s required to build a sustainable, high-quality care system, now and into the future
- Why person-centred care, flexibility and strong partnerships matter more than ever
Prue also speaks to the real-world realities of delivering care, from balancing regulatory requirements and workforce pressures, to ensuring services remain responsive to the individual needs, preferences and goals of each person. Her insights highlight how thoughtful leadership and a clear focus on outcomes can help services adapt while maintaining high standards of care.
This episode offers valuable insight for anyone interested in where home care is heading, including customers, families, care professionals and others working across the aged care sector. It also provides a broader view of how home care fits within Australia’s changing health and aged care system, and the important role it plays in helping people live well on their terms.