The fundamental change towards consumer-directed care (CDC) that has radically reshaped the aged care sector over the last few years offers great opportunities to the ICT industry above and beyond traditional residential or home-based aged care.

Lynda O'Grady, a former Telstra executive who is now the chair of the Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) and independent director of the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) among other director roles, told the Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2015) in Brisbane earlier this month that ICT companies interested in exploring the huge growth expected in aged care should look to the vast majority of people who will not require personal care but who are interested in using technology to keep active and have fun.