Bolton Clarke and Audeara partner for Australian Auracast roll-out

In a world first, Australia’s largest independent, not-for-profit aged care provider is adopting Auracast in its retirement village community centres, aiming to make it easier for residents who want to join in events and activities. Bolton Clarke helps 130,000 people live independently at home across 43 retirement living communities and 88 residential aged care homes, […] Source

No actionable change for clinical practice; audiologists should monitor this rollout as evidence of real-world Auracast uptake in older adult care settings, but no clinical outcomes data are available yet.

If validated, deploying Auracast in aged care facilities could meaningfully improve hearing accessibility for older adults in communal spaces, a population audiologists frequently serve.

1. 01Bolton Clarke and Audeara are rolling out Auracast in Australian aged care retirement village community centres.
2. 02The partnership is claimed to be the world's first Auracast deployment in an aged care setting.
3. 03Auracast streams audio wirelessly to compatible hearing aids and personal devices.
4. 04The rollout targets a population with high rates of age-related hearing loss.
5. 05No outcome data or trial results are reported — this is a deployment announcement.