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Why it was a problem

The aged care system was never intended to support younger Australians recovering from illness or injury.

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Why it was a problem

Individual facilities do their best to support younger residents, but residential aged care is the wrong place for individuals who can be generations younger than their fellow residents and have very different priorities. From the work that we have done in this area, the Alliance believes that:
  • Social connection is fundamental to a good life.
  • Stable housing creates the conditions for social connection.
  • Stakeholder participation in urban design frameworks unpins positive housing outcomes for people with disability.
  • Facilities for community engagement and interaction must be ‘designed in’ to ensure the success of housing developments.
  • Australians with disability need to have the same housing choices as other Australians and to have choices about their support and how it is delivered.
  • Successful housing developments are best conceived, designed and operated through partnership approaches at the community level.
  • Responsibility for the development of housing for people with disability should be a cross-government initiative that links policy and service areas to deliver better outcomes for individuals and communities.
  • Collaborations between local government, developers, member organisations, local organisations, individuals and families are integral to sustainable housing and community developments.
  • The supply of traditional disability support services does not deliver community engagement and interaction on its own.
  • People in the YPINH group are best supported by a joined up approach to service delivery. Information & resource sharing are needed to deliver effective collaborative support.
  • Far from delivering proactive community engagement opportunities, locating the development of housing for people with disability within government disability funding programs or with specialist disability service providers can further segregate people.