Alex Lynch
Director of Aged Care and Community Care
Catholic Health Australia
Alex is the Director of Aged and Community Care at Catholic Health Australia. He has extensive health and aged care policy experience both in and out of government, including with the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority. Alex has also worked with leading clinicians on paediatric and disability policy at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
He started his career working in aged care homes and community-based aged care services, and is passionate about delivering policy solutions that ensure high quality health and aged care is available to the most vulnerable members of our community. Beyond social services, Alex has spent time working with not-for-profit educational institutions.
SESSIONS
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Panel: Managing rising costs & workforce investment
With workforce reforms requiring 24/7 registered nurse coverage and a minimum of 215 care minutes per resident per day, how can providers afford these staffing increases?
While the $2.6 billion wage increase for 60,000 aged care nurses is subsidised by the government in the short term, what happens when funding stops? How can providers prepare for potential cost burdens in the future?
Moderator: Cam Richard, Chief Financial Officer, Benetas
Shilpa Jose, Chief Commercial Officer, Churches of Christ in Queensland
Jing Fang, Executive Finance Transformation and Governance, Southern Cross Care
Alex Lynch, Director of Aged Care and Community Care, Catholic Health Australia
Selina Gerner, Partner, McGrathNicol