We provide a range of community engagement programs and activities to meet the changing needs of our community.
Community Engagement
Community Network Development project
Our Community Network Development project increases awareness of referral pathways to advocacy services for older people. Focusing on raising awareness of aged care advocacy services via community based activities and events, as well as the promotion of an Aged Care Self-Advocacy Toolkit.
The Self-advocacy toolkit equips older Australians with the skills, information and resources they need to speak up for better aged care. It aims to provide the right information to get the care and support needed and covers topics including:
- Your aged care rights
- Your aged care options
- Solving common aged care problems
- Protecting yourself from harm
- Help with decision making
- Aged care costs
Planning for Diversity Workshop Series
We work with OPAN to deliver the Planning for Diversity workshop series to aged care providers. The project offers practical information and tools to make aged care services more inclusive of older people from diverse and marginalised groups.
The series is available to all aged care providers. Planning for Diversity helps you to:
- differentiate your service to better engage older people and families from diverse groups
- identify and address barriers for older people in your aged care planning region who would like to access your services but are missing out
- demonstrate you are working towards Aged Care Quality Standards and your commitment to the Statement of Aged Care Rights
- identify specific actions and embed diversity within Continuous Improvement Processes
Register for upcoming workshops at OPAN’s website.
Webinar: Who’s missing? Diversity and inclusion in aged care.
Hear from our panel about the importance of embedding diversity in aged care services and learn more about the Diversity Education Program. Aired 7 June, 2022.
