my future my choice
Better living options for younger people in residential aged care
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Latest news
More accommodation and support places announced
A further 48 new accommodation and support places will be built for younger people living in, or at risk of entry to, residential aged care (RAC). This is in addition to the 40 accommodation and support places already under design and construction, and the first home for six younger people, which opened last year.
These new accommodation and support places will provide innovative housing and support to maximise the outcomes for younger people living in, or at risk of entry to RAC. The new houses and units will be located across rural regions and metropolitan areas.
The following table displays where the new houses and units will be built, who the service provider will be and what stage in the design and construction process the project is at.
| Location | Service Provider | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Metropolitan Region | ||
| Balwyn | Scope | Opened February 2008 |
| Glen Waverley | Wesley Mission | Land secured, construction commenced |
| Bayswater | To be announced | Land secured, in design phase |
| Southern Metropolitan Region | ||
| Noble Park | Yooralla | Land secured, design completed, currently in town planning |
| McKinnon | Multiple Sclerosis Limited | Land secured design completed, construction to commence in August |
| Berwick/Hallam | Wesley Mission | Land search |
| Frankston | Focus | Land secured, design in phase |
| North & West Metropolitan Region | ||
| Altona | Yooralla | Land secured, in design phase |
| Alphington | Villa Maria | Land secured, construction commenced |
| Whitlesea | EW Tipping | Land search |
| St Albans | Gellibrand Support Services | Land secured |
| Barwon South Western Region | ||
| Belmont | Karingal | Land secured,design completed, construction to commence in August |
| Grovedale | Scope | Land secured, design completed, construction to commence in September |
| Loddon Mallee Region | ||
| Bendigo | Scope | Land search |
| Gippsland Region | ||
| Moe | EW Tipping | Land search |
| Bairnsdale | To be announced | Site identified |
| Grampians Region | ||
| Sebastopol | McCallum Disability Services | Site identified |
| Horsham | To be announced | Land search |
| Hume Region | ||
| Shepparton | Goulburne Valley Centre Disability Services | Land secured |
| Wodonga | EW Tipping | Land secured |
my future my choice Improving Lives DVD
my future my choice has developed a DVD to increase awareness of the positive impact that person-centred planning and individualised disability supports can have on improving quality of life.
The DVD tells the stories of seven younger people living, or at risk of entry to, RAC.
View the Improving Lives DVD.
Contact details
The Department of Human Services, Disability Intake and Response is the key point of contact for people with disabilities and their families. This service will connect you to your regional office and is available during business hours, Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm on 1800 783 783 or TTY 1800 008.
For general enquiries, or to request material in other languages or formats, contact:
Telephone: (03) 9096 8724
Email: myfuturemychoice@dhs.vic.gov.au