Star Health - Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Insecure Housing:
Short term support with housing, social & health issues. People 50+ within Port Phillip or Stonnington with complex care issues who live in Insecure housing eg;
pension-level SRS
rooming houses
community housing
private motels
transitional housing
Community Connections Program (CCP):
Aged 50+ experiencing or at risk of homelessness or living in insecure or low-cost housing:
multiple complex needs
Isolated
Not linked in with any other services
CCP are an outreach service & therefore meet clients in their own environments:
i.e. parks, rooming houses, low cost private hotels, drop in centres & other places.
Support, information & assistance with referral to other appropriate services.
Access and Support diversity team:
Case management for people 50+ with complex needs whose diversity characteristics include:
Indigenous
GLBTI
dementia
People residing in Insecure Housing or are homeless
CALD
Financially disadvantaged
Synapse Australia's Brain Injury Organisation
LiveBetter Community Services - Orange
Merri Health - Specialised Support
Bendigo Health Home Care Services - Regional Continence
CO.AS.IT Aged Care Services
Centre for Participation
The District Nurses
Stomal Therapy
MiCare Multicultural & Chinese Social Support Group Bentleigh
Providing information and assistance to clients from non-English speaking backgrounds, to navigate the aged care system and assist with information and referral to local services.
Assistive Technology Australia (formerly known as Independent Living Centre NSW)
Assistive Technology Australia provides information and advice to people with disabilities, older people, carers, service providers, allied health professionals and the general community on assistive technology solutions for independent living.
We have a free information service to anyone needing advice on Assistive Technology solutions, home modifications and design ideas. We have built a full sized one bedroom apartment, with home modifications in situ, into the new display at Blacktown. Built to the Livable Housing Design Guidelines, showcasing assistive technology devices, involving high tech as well as simple and good design.
We run group tours, community talks and workshops to spread awareness about Assistive Technology and its role in aiding independent living.