If you’re a person with disability living in an aged care facility, or a group home, it can be really hard to imagine moving somewhere else – even if you don’t like where you are living and want to move.
My name is Helen, and I lived in an aged care facility for 7 years. With so many decisions and choices taken away from me, and with everything being done for me in the same way each day, I lost my confidence and began to feel very passive. When you live that way for a long time, it’s hard to feel you can do things for yourself and make your own decisions. But, with support from other people I started to feel hopeful again about the future. I realised it was possible to move out and get back some of the things I loved about my life.
I moved into an apartment by myself, which was available through Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in late 2020 – in the middle of the pandemic.
In this video series, I describe different aspects of my experience leaving the nursing home and moving into my new apartment, including:
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
Please note: The Housing Matching Service is no longer available. If you are a young person living in residential aged care and require assistance, please see our RAC Services page.
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
Our ‘Aged Care to Home’ service is free to access and supports people with disability under the age of 65 who are living in residential aged care to understand their housing options and the eligibility and evidence requirements for home and living funding.
If you’re a person with disability living in an aged care facility, or a group home, it can be really hard to imagine moving somewhere else – even if you don’t like where you are living and want to move.
My name is Helen, and I lived in an aged care facility for 7 years. With so many decisions and choices taken away from me, and with everything being done for me in the same way each day, I lost my confidence and began to feel very passive. When you live that way for a long time, it’s hard to feel you can do things for yourself and make your own decisions. But, with support from other people I started to feel hopeful again about the future. I realised it was possible to move out and get back some of the things I loved about my life.
I moved into an apartment by myself, which was available through Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in late 2020 – in the middle of the pandemic.
In this video series, I describe different aspects of my experience leaving the nursing home and moving into my new apartment, including:
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
Please note: The Housing Matching Service is no longer available. If you are a young person living in residential aged care and require assistance, please see our RAC Services page.
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
A text transcript for this video can be found here.
Our ‘Aged Care to Home’ service is free to access and supports people with disability under the age of 65 who are living in residential aged care to understand their housing options and the eligibility and evidence requirements for home and living funding.