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Innovation

Creating the future of aged care

Our internationally recognised innovation and integration work tests and implements ideas that support independence, wellbeing and engagement.

We work with customers and research leaders to create solutions that address health and ageing challenges through project and services design, new ways of using technology and new models of care and support.

Innovating for health and wellbeing

Across our services and communities, we work to support health, wellbeing and engagement – from intergenerational programs to award-winning food innovation and social connection. Our projects include:

   •  Be Healthy and Active community education 
   •  Veteran Family Mental Wellbeing Series
   •  HOW-R-U? telephone peer support 
   •  Life Stories Project sharing clients' stories

Co-designing age-friendly environments

Age-friendly housing and connected neighbourhoods play an important role in health, wellbeing and quality of life for older people. Our focus is to help people age in place with features including:

  • accessible indoor, outdoor and community spaces
  • flexible living configurations with the latest enabling technologies
  • world-class dementia care environments

Explore our future developments, offering the best in innovation and contemporary living.

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Innovation through technology

In shaping the future of ageing, we use technology to develop innovative care solutions that support health and wellbeing. Our internationally recognised work includes:

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Winner 2020: Best Solution to Support Ageing in Place

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Winner 2019: Innovation of the Year – Dementia Solution

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Winner 2019: Technology and Wellbeing

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CatPin wearable device

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Winner 2019: Innovation of the Year – Product

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Latest innovation news

02 November 2023

Innovative initiatives earn Future of Ageing wins

Bolton Clarke’s innovation across at home support and retirement living has been awarded with wins in two categories in the 2023 Future of Ageing Awards, announced this week.

09 May 2023

Improving health through social connection

A new program using an innovative social prescribing model to improve wellbeing is already making a difference for older people in Glen Eira, Victoria.

21 March 2023

Tool helps social workers partner with older people

Working together with a team of aged care social workers, a collaboration between researchers from Bolton Clarke Research Institute and University of Melbourne have developed an innovative psycho-social assessment tool to guide social work assessments and help social workers build proactive partnerships with older people.

01 August 2022

Digital pendant drives freedom, independence

Jean has been living in Noosa for 17 years, and the Bolton Clarke InTouch Go! allows her to continue enjoying her independent, active and social lifestyle without thinking twice.

09 May 2022

New partnership to deliver evidence-based nursing in aged care

Bolton Clarke and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) are finding new ways to strengthen evidence-based nursing practice in aged care with the announcement of an innovative conjoint research position.

15 October 2021

Carers co-design new dementia care approach

To find new ways of supporting family caregivers, Bolton Clarke Research Institute’s Mind the Gap! Project is working with people living with dementia and their carers to co-design a new approach to care.

07 October 2021

Dementia innovation given a nod at Future of Ageing Awards

The world first use of digital wallpaper in Bolton Clarke’s Galleon Gardens Memory Support Unit on Queensland’s Gold Coast has been shortlisted as a finalist in 2021 Future of Ageing Awards – Dementia Care category.

23 September 2021

Tool supports choice for people with dementia

A new conversation tool designed to help people with dementia navigate risk and exercise greater choice will be rolled out across Bolton Clarke home care services over coming weeks.

23 September 2021

Robotic companions changing lives of dementia residents

Bolton Clarke Fernhill residents with dementia have welcomed some new family members with the arrival of 10 robotic companion pets funded under Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Local Community Support Grant.

22 July 2021

Partnering with carers for better dementia outcomes

Bolton Clarke Research Institute is working with Flinders Caring Futures Institute on a new program to improve quality of life and health for informal carers and people living with dementia by equipping them with skills, knowledge and access to support.

16 June 2021

Social prescribing pilot tackles loneliness epidemic

Bolton Clarke Research Institute will lead a four-year pilot project aimed at reducing social isolation, loneliness and depressive symptoms and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation in older people in Melbourne after receiving funding through The Ian Potter Foundation.

26 March 2021

‘HOW-R-U?’ calls keep Alma connected on Neighbour Day

For Alma, living by herself can make it challenging to stay in touch with the world but this Neighbour Day, 28 March, she’ll be looking forward to her next phone call.

30 November 2020

Digital solution awarded for enabling independence

Bolton Clarke’s InTouch digital independence solution has won Best Solution to Support Ageing in Place at the 8th Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards, announced in Singapore this week.

13 August 2020

‘Let’s Dig In’ aged care gardening team takes State gong

Bolton Clarke’s ‘Lets Dig In’ therapeutic gardening team are celebrating their win of Leading Aged Services Australia Awards for Excellence (Queensland Team category) announced on Aged Care Employee Day, Friday 7 August.

07 July 2020

Café becomes retirees favourite watering ‘hole in the wall’

The “Hole in the Wall” café at Bolton Clarke’s Broadwater Gardens retirement village in Port Macquarie has become the caffeine-fueled antidote to social distancing challenges for resident retirees.

04 July 2020

Brewing up friendships at Macquarie View

For residents at Bolton Clarke’s Macquarie View residential aged care community at lakeside Bolton Point, the ‘Bolton Old Boys Brewery’ provides exactly that opportunity - and their first brewing foray, non-alcoholic ginger beer, is proving to be a hit.

05 June 2020

‘Hello Nan and Pop’ activity pack keeps grandparents and grandkids connected.

At times like this, the importance of keeping in touch with family and loved ones cannot be understated – particularly for older people. With social distancing, border closures and other protective measures preventing face-to-face contact, Bolton Clarke retirement village residents have turned to technology to keep the connections alive.

25 May 2020

Project supports palliative care at home

Bolton Clarke is working with Eastern Melbourne PHN in a project to provide community-based support to enable people with life-limiting illnesses to remain at home and prevent unnecessary hospitalisation.. May 24-30, 2020 is National Palliative Care Week.

25 February 2020

Moreton Shores in running for international award

Bolton Clarke’s Moreton Shores residential aged care community at Thornlands has won international recognition after last week being named a finalist for Facility of the Year - Ageing in Place at the 8th Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards.

11 February 2020

Carers to co-design new dementia respite approach

A new project funded under the Dementia Australia Research Foundation will work with people living with dementia and their carers to co-design a new approach to short-term residential respite care and transition into permanent care.

03 February 2020

HOW-R-U? project targets post-discharge social isolation

Bolton Clarke Research Institute (BCRI) will work with Melbourne’s Northern Hospital and volunteer organisation Friends for Good to roll out a peer support program aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness for older people discharged from hospital.

31 January 2020

Milestone project marks first step into senior living in Victoria

Bolton Clarke has marked an important new milestone with the official start of work on its first Victorian retirement living community, Europa on Alma at St Kilda.

24 January 2020

From sowing to stir fry – aged care residents dig in to gardening project

One of life’s great pleasures is enjoying a meal made from food you’ve grown in your own garden. It’s a pleasure keen gardeners at Bolton Clarke Inverpine residential aged care community celebrated this week after a bumper vegetable harvest from their raised community gardens.

22 January 2020

Home care clients to co-design frailty interventions

A Melbourne research collaboration is bringing together frail hospital and home care clients and clinicians to improve health outcomes, overcome resistance to treatment and help build resilience.

22 January 2020

New resource supports TGD elders

Bolton Clarke has contributed to a new resource developed as part of the Kinfolk Project supporting dignity and choice for trans and gender diverse elders in aged care.

10 December 2019

Customers partner to design, improve services

Bolton Clarke’s Melbourne-based community partnership group has celebrated its first anniversary, with a second group set to hold its first meeting on the Gold Coast this month.

06 December 2019

QUT Living Lab to trial new technologies at Fernhill community

Bolton Clarke’s Fernhill residential aged care community at Caboolture will be the site for one of two Queensland-based “living labs” testing early commercial technologies to enhance energy efficiency and enable renewable solutions.

02 December 2019

Digital independence offering wins national award

Bolton Clarke has been named the inaugural Future of Ageing Awards winner in the Technology – Health and Wellbeing category for its digital independence offering.

31 October 2019

Promoting mental wellbeing for veterans and families

Supporting mental wellbeing for veterans and their families is the focus of the Veteran Family Mental Wellbeing Series, a free resource created by Bolton Clarke Group including Altura Learning that gives voice to the experience of veterans and their families, as well as researchers and clinical professionals.

24 October 2019

Be Healthy and Active hits a milestone

Bolton Clarke’s Be Healthy and Active program welcomed its 20,000th participant at this week’s Healthy Brain Healthy Body session at Eltham Living and Learning Centre, Melbourne.

21 October 2019

Inverpine residents dig in to fresh produce

Residents at Bolton Clarke’s Inverpine residential aged care community at Murrumba Downs are getting their hands dirty planting gardens with edible produce in a new therapeutic gardening program.

15 October 2019

Co-design work will support better carer outcomes

Bolton Clarke is working with carers to co-design services and accommodation options that will allow people to age well and in place while ensuring carers have the support they need.

09 September 2019

Retirement living residents cook up a storm

Residents at Bolton Clarke’s Macquarie View retirement community have been cooking up a storm every week as part of the Recipes for Life program.

24 July 2019

Bringing latest aged care design to Lake Macquarie

A state-of-the art residential aged care development will go ahead at Bolton Clarke’s Macquarie View site at Bolton Point following Lake Macquarie City Council approval this week.

15 July 2019

Diabetes care trial supports optimum wellbeing at home

A first-of-its-kind research collaboration between Bolton Clarke Group and Austin Health is evaluating a new model of diabetes care to optimise diabetes management in the home and improve quality of life for older people.

10 July 2019

Welcoming our newest Centenarian Club members in Brisbane

Nine Brisbane centenarians were honoured when Bolton Clarke hosted its second annual Centenarian Club morning tea at Brisbane City Hall on Tuesday, 2 October.

10 July 2019

Victorian centenarians kick up their heels

Five Melbourne centenarians joined in Bolton Clarke’s first Victorian Centenarian Club  celebration on 12 October, coinciding with the Victorian Seniors Festival.

12 June 2019

Joy of play bridges the generation gap

An age gap of more than a century didn’t stop Bolton Clarke Fairview, Pinjarra Hills resident Kittie, 103, and 15-month old Harrison Kremmer from having lots of fun putting a puzzle together at the first meeting of the residential aged care community’s new intergenerational playgroup.

05 June 2019

Wilma the robotic cat wows Winders residents

A realistic robotic therapy cat is the latest member of Bolton Clarke’s Winders Lodge residential aged care family at Banora Point.

27 May 2019

Paro has seal of approval from residents with dementia

Paro the robotic seal is making a real difference to improve quality of life for residents with dementia at Bolton Clarke’s Farnorha residential aged care community.

27 May 2019

Virtual reality in aged care: the future is now

Bolton Clarke is expanding its work in the application of virtual reality technology into Residential Aged Care with a pilot that aims to improve resident experience and provide training opportunities for staff working with residents with dementia.

27 May 2019

Library of Aged Care Things changing lives

An online platform that shares cleaned and safety-checked aged care equipment with people who need it is fighting the war on waste and changing the life of Bolton Clarke At Home Support clients.

27 February 2019

Bolton Clarke awarded for wellness, reablement and innovation

Bolton Clarke has received recognition for its work in Wellness, Reablement and Innovation at the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards presented at the 2019 Tri-State Conference in Albury last night.

20 May 2019

Innovation culture bears fruit

The latest in a series of innovations grounded in the relationships between frontline team members and customers were recognised this week with Bolton Clarke taking out the Innovation of the Year – Product and Innovation of the Year – Social Engagement Program categories at Ageing Asia’s 7th APAC Eldercare Innovation Awards.

08 March 2019

Creating Community Connections

Coretta Scott King once said, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” By that measure Bolton Clarke’s Cazna Gardens, at Sunnybank Hills in Brisbane, is on the path to greatness, as measured by the actions of residents like Patricia Toohey.

22 March 2019

Creating compassionate communities a focus for social connection

Older people are meaningful members of society, and they want to be treated that way.

07 May 2019

Veteran Family Toolkit launched for Veteran Health Week

Bolton Clarke has a long history of supporting veterans and we have launched our Veteran Family Toolkit to align with Veteran’s Health Week 2018.

21 May 2019

Breaking Ground on new Fernhill aged care community

The Bolton Clarke Fernhill aged care community in Caboolture has celebrated a milestone with a Turning of the Sod ceremony to mark the end of demolition and the next stage of developments.

20 May 2019

Trishaw service brings joy of cycling to aged care residents

A global cycling movement aimed at giving aged care residents the chance to enjoy cycling in the outdoors and meet new people  has officially launched at Bolton Clarke’s Rowes Bay community in Townsville this week, with residents Joyce Bradley (102) and Violet Dirksen (100) having the first ride.

15 March 2019

Bolton Clarke Wins Oscar For Catering Innovation

Bolton Clarke has won Catering Innovation of the Year at the 2018 OSCAR Aged Care Hospitality Awardsin Melbourne for its work to improve the dining experience for people on texture modified diets.

15 March 2019

Veteran Family Toolkit Launched For Veteran’s Health Week

Bolton Clarke has a long history of supporting veterans and we have launched our Veteran Family Toolkit to align withVeteran’s Health Week 2018.

15 March 2019

Bolton Clarke Awarded For Catering Innovation

Bolton Clarke has won further recognition for innovation in food services with a national award at The Hospitality and Lifestyle Aged Care Awards (HLACA), announced in Melbourne on 2 November

15 March 2019

Bolton Clarke Unveils World First In Dementia Design

Former Australian Olympic swim coach and Bolton Clarke Galleon Gardens, Currumbin Waters resident Don Talbot helped launch another world first this week when he cut the ribbon on the residential aged care community’s new dementia wing.

15 March 2019

Wearable Device Supports Early Intervention Against Loneliness

Bolton Clarke has won further recognition for aged care innovation, this time for wearable technology to tackle social isolation and loneliness.

15 March 2019

Bolton Clarke Village To Be Part Of Mixed-use Master Planned Precinct

Bolton Clarke, Australia’s largest independent not-for-profit provider of independent living, health and aged care services, has negotiated the purchase of a parcel of land in the Queen Street Village on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

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