Marina Sucur Age Friendly Homes May 2012
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Marina SucurAge Friendly Homes
May 2012
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What is an Age Friendly Home?
• An age friendly home is easy to move around in and easy to use
• No matter what your age or ability, an age friendly home can adapt
• It is different to the Home And Community Care (HACC) program
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How did the idea develop?
• The Age Friendly Communities project highlighted that people want to stay in their own homes
• The Disability Services Commission recently developed the Liveable Homes resource
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• Partnered with the Sustainable Mandurah Home to provide images and a real life example incorporating universal design
• 18 Grandmere Parade
Meadow Springs
Mandurah WA 6210
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How to use the kit?• There will be a series of checklists that
can guide a person through their home
• The checklists are used to assess each area to consider current and future needs
• Suggestions are flexible
• A webpage is being developed alongside the printed resource
• www.communities.wa.gov.au
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Watch this space!
• The Minister for Seniors and Volunteering, Hon Robyn McSweeney MLC, will officially launch the kit
• Please sign the Register of Interest to have a copy (or copies) sent to you once it is ready