Aged care
HAAG campaigns to address obstacles facing older people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to accessing Aged Care, and ensure all older people can get the Aged Care supports they need.
Submission to the Inquiry into the Support at Home Program
The Support at Home (SaH) program aims to deliver a simpler and more equitable system that helps older people stay at home for longer. HAAG supports this aim. However, evidence indicates that the design and implementation of SaH, and the unresolved transition from CHSP, are creating new barriers to access, new financial risks, and new… …
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From aged to homeless: the history of Wintringham
Shane and Fiona talk to Bryan Lippman, founder of Wintringham, a unique service for older people who have experienced homelessness, providing aged care, housing and support. Bryan reflects on his legacy and the origins of Wintringham, the challenges of sustaining the service and what’s changed over the last 30+ years. …
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Submission on the Transition of the Commonwealth Home Support Program to the Support at Home Program
The new Support at Home program, implemented in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, aims to ensure ‘a simpler and more equitable system for older people that helps them to stay at home for longer’. While HAAG supports this vision, we hold grave concerns about whether the implementation of the… …
Posted in: Submissions, Campaigns, Federal Campaigns
Assisting a bereaved man to access aged care and housing
Fred*, a 69 year old man, was referred to us from a homeless service as he had fallen into serious rent arrears and was at risk of becoming homeless. Fred had spent all his superannuation on palliative care and other medical expenses for his wife, and when she died he could no longer afford the… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Care Finder
Consultation on the proposed community housing development for women and children in Rosebud
Housing for the Aged Action Group strongly supports the Council’s proposal to lease land for community housing in Rosebud. We commend Mornington Peninsula Shire for its vision to provide safe, stable, and affordable medium-term housing for low-income women and their children, as well as women aged 55 and over at risk of homelessness. Community housing… …
Posted in: Submissions, Campaigns, Victoria
Who Cares? Finding Aged Care and Housing
Shane and Fiona speak to Allie about her role as care finder at HAAG. She explains how to access aged care and housing, and some of the barriers for older renters. …
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"Not an institution" Elder Rights in Aged Care
Shane and Fiona talk to Debra Nicholls, Elder Rights Advocacy about aged care rights, and their aged care visitors scheme.You can find out more by calling 1800 700 600 or going to www.elderrights.org.au …
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Finding Care – new Care Finder program at HAAG and end of the ACH era
Shane talks to Steph and Kobi about the new Federal Government program Care Finder, which is replacing the Assistance with Care and Housing program nationally. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Care Finder
Navigating aged care services with older people at risk of homelessness
Can you identify an older person experiencing or at risk of homelessness, or know what aged care services are available to them? In OPAN’s live webinar on March 30 2021 we discussed how aged care workers can support older people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. HAAG joined this panel of experts explored how to… …
Posted in: Videos, Videos, Professional Education
Older people at risk of homelessness: Improving early intervention via aged care assessment services
This project report outlines an early intervention homelessness prevention strategy of collaboration between aged care and housing sectors. It outlines HAAG’s projects of delivering training to Aged Care Assessment Services and Regional Assessment Services staff about the risk factors for homelessness, the priority housing system and housing options for older people. The project aimed to… …
Posted in: Reports, Professional Education
Choosing Care – navigating the home care market
Fiona chats to Ben Martin-Hobbs from the Consumer Policy Research Centre about his research into how people choose their home care provider. He found some interesting differences between the experiences of older people living in retirement villages, home owners and renters.You can read his report here: https://cprc.org.au/publications/?_sft_pub-type=report …
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Commission, Review, Inquire
This month, HAAG has been busy as state and federal governments investigate issues that effect older people’s housing. Shane talks about the state government’s reviews of the Retirement Villages Act and the Residential Tenancies Regulations, before Fiona and Leonie continue discussion of the Aged Care Royal Commission and homelessness as an aged care issue. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Renter's rights, Retirement Housing