New Way to Stay
Advice and Advocacy for Older Australians
New Way To Stay enables people to turn their goals into reality as they age.
Awarded as a Finalist in the 2020 Future of Ageing Innovation Awards
A Fresh New Approach
Ways To Connect
Face-to-face contact has resumed and we will continue to offer clients the option of a meeting via video conferencing. Here is what we are doing.
New Way to Stay is a new-generation consultancy business for seniors that provides a rare and streamlined approach to later-life planning and goal implementation.
In collaboration with you, based on your own situation, we design effective strategies that include advice, risk analysis and a personalised vetting and referral service to solution providers for any of the services you need.
Then, once you are on your way towards implementing solutions, we offer ongoing support and advocacy for you and your family, for as long as it takes, or you choose to have us by your side.
Rather than spend hours online, researching and calling around for help, with just one phone call to New Way to Stay you will be on your way to obtaining an effective gateway that will not only focus on you as an individual but will give you access to a late-life plan that will save you stress, time, money and the common burden of risk that is associated with making hasty uninformed decisions in a later-life crisis.
The New Way to Stay gateway includes the following and more:
• Retirement living and downsizing
• Legal advice
• Financial Advice
• Home care – private and package support
• Clinical guidance
• Residential care placement and advice
• Home modification and safety
• Social and lifestyle support
• Aged care government benefit advice
• Counselling and psychological support
• Education/seminars
• Employee benefit packages
No matter what you need, whether it be confidential research, advice, risk analysis, ongoing support and implementation, or vetting of service providers and referrals, you will receive a service that is confidential, unique, varied, flexible and streamlined.
We offer a total project management service to help clients fulfil their aged care goals. We set them up successfully and safely in the environment of their choosing ensuring needs are met clinically, practically, economically and emotionally.
Client Focused
We introduce our clients to well-researched experts across a broad range of services.
We work with our clients to establish their goals and objectives through the transition to ageing. We research the options available to them and then help them map out solutions. Once agreed we implement the solutions via a network of professional service providers and advisors who we have vetted to ensure high standards are maintained at all times
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Our Team
We are dedicated, compassionate and professional
Louise Mace – Founder and Managing Director
While it is industry skills and experience that have enabled Louise to create the business, it is Louise's firsthand experience with her late father that drove her to change career direction and focus on the innovative concept that is New Way To Stay. As the founder of the business Louise's greatest wish is to empower clients who may be struggling with important later life issues and provide them with a proactive and streamlined approach that will give them more control and a clearer direction towards their goals.
Les Mace - Director
Les has built a successful career in the financial services industry in Australia over the past 40 years. Working at the forefront of the Australian financial services industry, Les has observed the fast-growing need for better financial solutions in the aged care sector.
Wynette Monserrat - Client Advocate
Wynette has a Bachelor of Science with Honours and a Master of Business Administration and has held senior management roles in healthcare for over 30 years. Her experience spans the delivery of community therapies for chronic diseases, advanced wound care treatments and continence management. Wynette’s corporate background in community health and aged care, and her personal experience in caring for a brother with an acquired brain injury, has fuelled a passion for helping older people to live a happy and healthy life.
Tanya Harper - Client Advocate
Tanya worked in both the public and private sector at management levels in corporate communications for nearly 30 years prior to undertaking a new business direction focussing in the workers compensation/liability area where she operated her own business for over ten years gaining the trust and respect of the people around her for her ability to listen and interpret people’s needs, and communicating tailored solutions to meet their requirements. Tanya’s personal experience in managing the decline of her own ageing parents provides a valuable insight into how best to help families navigate their way through this difficult process.
Libby Bakewell - Client Advocate
Libby is based in Melbourne and has over 30 years of experience working in the aviation industry as a commercial pilot and specialising in safety compliance, audit and training. Libby gained direct empathy after taking on the role of advocate for her father's physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing.
Gemma Chilton - Communications Specialist
Gemma has a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) from the University of Technology, Sydney, and has spent over a decade working in media, publishing and marketing. She is passionate about applying her experience as a writer and communicator to New Way To Stay's mission of empowering ageing Australians.
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We guide you through your aged care decisions
Lisa (Perth)
Louise was a great resource for me whilst considering options for care for my aunt in Sydney. Living in Perth, […]
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Louise was great to work with when we needed to plan for my mother’s future requirements for aged care at […]
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Circumnavigating the Aged Care Journey: Louise Mace shares her professional insights on later life planning.
New Way To Stay founder Louise Mace was featured on Into The Valley in May 2022. New Way to Stay […]
Read More ›Amos Szeps (Avalon)
Louise has an exceptional ability to connect with the elderly and an enormous bank of relevant knowledge to draw upon. […]
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This article struck a cord with me for a few reasons.
One reason is the experience of my own mother, who is in her late 80s and was recently afflicted with shingles. Due to a change of doctors and some other factors, she had not been vaccinated. Unfortunately, the disease led to a very severe set of complications.
One of the most frightening side effects, aside from the excruciating pain, was a sudden and drastic decline in her cognitive function. This was particularly alarming given that, up until this point, she had been exceptionally articulate and sharp-minded, with memory and recall far surpassing many people much younger than herself.
Her cognitive decline was abrupt and significant. Initially, there was concern that the disease had progressed to encephalitis. On advice from her GP she was urgently admitted to hospital, where she underwent extensive testing, including brain scans, lumbar punctures, and more.
Thankfully, in my mother’s case, her cognitive function improved significantly after other potential causes were ruled out and her medications were adjusted. Her recovery has been long and slow, but we are incredibly grateful that she has turned a corner .
However, this is not the case for everyone.
In Australia, shingles leads to approximately 2,700 hospital admissions annually, with the highest rates among individuals aged 80 and over.  While specific data on vaccination status among these patients is limited, it’s well-established that vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe complications associated with shingles.
My husband, who is in remission from stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, was strongly advised by both his hematologist and GP to get the shingles vaccine last year . The risk for immunocompromised people is just as high as for those over 80.
In conclusion, while the decision to be vaccinated is personal and it is advisable to always be weighed up against credible medical guidance, these studies are certainly persuasive evidence on the validity of preventative measures such as the Shingles vaccine and others .
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Could the shingles vaccine lower your risk of dementia?
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A new study has found the shingles vaccine could delay the onset of dementia. This could have implications for our understanding of the disease.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Australia will look very different in the next few decades as the population ages and the number of elderly people almost doubles. Are we ready for the coming era of ageing? Story: bit.ly/3CTRZIX
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Residential aged care can be so complex. There are services available to support and help with advocacy , financial advice , but the personalised tailored ones are naturally on a fee for service basis , so affordability also factors in . Often it is worth weighing it up at the outset .
We have seen scenarios like the one described by this dedicated daughter over and over again. Especially in regional and rural communities where choice of geographical proximity to family members can be extremely limited . Residential aged care is not a perfect system, but sadly as our population ages and families care givers often need to work longer hours than ever before , it remains an essential service that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of residents, families .
The other important aspect is that the residential care model itself needs to thrive, despite facing regular and often unimaginable complex challenges they also face navigating economic, social, family and cultural needs in order to provide the best care possible.
Great article in any case and good representation of an all too common situation that countless families will relate to .
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You can be as diligent and thorough as you like when you visit a facility but there are things you cannot know until your loved one is in there1 CommentComment on Facebook
I can relate so much to a lot of what is in this article. Families care and constant advocacy is needed to make sure your loved one is being properly looked after when they go into care. As the article said families who make the most noise, their loved ones get better care.
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New aged care rules will leave most of us worse off as costs rise
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Aged care – and who pays for it – will be redefined in “once in a generation” changes.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Elderly Australians to pay more under aged care deal struck by government - ABC News
Elderly Australians to pay more under aged care deal struck by government
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Major changes in aged care are coming, after months of back-room negotiations over sensitive reforms including requiring many new aged care entrants to pay more for their own care.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
As International Women’s Day approaches March 8th, this is an important time to reflect on women who represent 70% of care givers in Australia.
“Every day, carers do unpaid work that is essential to our society and our economy. The majority of the
carers fulfilling this work are women.” said Alison Brook, Carers Australia CEO. “They do not need to be
facing additional disadvantage for undertaking this vital role.”
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Just imagine what this remarkable lady has lived through in her life time . What an accomplishment 💓
World’s oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, celebrates 117th birthday
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US-born Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest living person, is now 117 years old.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Thanks so much for this lovely acknowledgement Balance Health Phillip Island . We are delighted that Libby Bakewell is in our team and shares all of our passions for making a positive difference. We are here to help .
newwaytostay.com.auIn December, we were honored to host Libby Bakewell, a beacon of support and advocacy in aged care. When Libby had to support her her father in his later years, she realised how much there was to organise and how stressful it was, especially still working and supporting her own family. As a result, Libby changed careers and began working for New Way to Stay, who assist clients to navigate everything from My Aged Care support, to financial advice, government benefits, and even palliative care, to ensure they get the most of support available.
Like making a will, being prepared for aged care is very important, and the sooner systems are in place the better. It can be very challenging to get the support you need, especially for home care packages, when wait times can be 12 months to be fully implemented.
New Way To Stay is transforming lives by providing a comprehensive suite of services tailored to meet the unique needs of our aging community. If you or someone you know could benefit from their expert care, visit www.newwaytostay.com.au/ for more information.
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Thanks to U3A Cygnet for inviting us to speak at their Session earlier this week . It was a privilege to be able to speak to such a fantastic group of people.
#positiveageing #DementiaActionWeek #retirementcommunity #agedcare #ageingwell
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Over next decade, Tasmania's population of residents aged over 85 years will double. How will state cope? - ABC News
'Who is going to care for people?': Tasmania's over 85 population is set to double
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Tasmania already has teething problems when it comes to population growth, so now that the population is getting older, just how well prepared is the island state?0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Excellent article about Parkinson’s . Important information in a clear concise article.
It’s more than a shake or a shuffle. What’s Parkinson’s?
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More than 11,000 Australians discover they have Parkinson’s every year, and they’re not all over 65. What are the symptoms?0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Thanks so much Good Grief Margaret Rice for once again bringing us such grounded and inspiring content as we enter into #DementiaActionWeek The video of the two exceptional women ( mother and daughter) particularly inspirational to listen to them speak.
Dementia and end of life decisions
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It's a misconception that dementia and end of life planning don't mix. We bust the myths and examine the barriers with Dementia Australia.0 CommentsComment on Facebook