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“You can’t have home care if you don’t have a home” - a look at the intersection between housing and aged care in later life

This Webinar will look at the intersection between housing and aged care, with the premise that housing is essential infrastructure for providing care to people in the community. Current aged care policy has an emphasis on “staying at home” with support services designed to help people stay in the community for longer. This policy is in keeping with the preferences of most older people who do not want to move from their homes and familiar neighbourhoods. However there is also an expectation that older people will change their housing as they adapt to changing needs, that they will “downsize” to an apartment or smaller dwelling, and that moving will enable better access to aged care and support. By moving, older people are also expected to be able to realise the capital in their home, and free up housing stock for younger people in the context of diminishing housing affordability and an increasing risk of homelessness.

This symposium explores the tensions between staying put or moving, the intersection between housing and aged care, and the implications for future generations.

Professor Julie Byles will present data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health that shows changes we need for more housing options for older people if we are to effectively support people to remain in the community. Further discussion will consider “what happens next?” and how we might plan for a workable housing strategy.

Participants will:

• Learn new findings about housing and aged care
• Consider the intersectoral dynamics between housing and care
• Explore the implications for future generations, including options for ageing baby boomers, and the impacts on other generations.
• Consider how we might develop a workable housing strategy that incorporates older people’s needs.

Dr Victoria Cornell, Research Associate, Geography, Environment and Population, School of Social Sciences will be facilitating the Webinar.

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Hear from Leading Experts

Professor Julie Byles
Director, Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing; and Head International Longevity Centre- Australia.

Prof Julie Byles is the Director of the Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing at the University of Newcastle. As a clinical epidemiologist, Professor Byles interests are in risk determination, health assessment, other health care evaluation, and measurement of health outcomes. As a Gerontologist and Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology, Professor Byles’ research interests in ageing include the role of health services, preventive activities, and treatments in maintaining quality of life for older people, and in determining physical, psychological and social factors associated with optimal physical and mental health of men and women as they age. Her work has included health assessment, medications used by older people, sleep disturbance, health effects of alcohol, nutrition screening and interventions, health and retirement, housing, and prevention of falls in residential care

Barbara Squires
Director, Barbara Squires Consulting.

Professor Byles is Past President of Australian Association of Gerontology, Secretary of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Asia/Oceania), and Head of the International Longevity Centre - Australia. Barbara has over forty year’s experience at a senior level in ageing and aged care, in service development and provision (community and residential aged care, seniors’ housing), policy and research. Her passion is sharing her deep knowledge of older people and the ageing sector to improve outcomes for Australia’s rapidly ageing population. Barbara has wide knowledge of social research in ageing, as she is a long standing Board member of the Australian Association of Gerontology and a former National President. She brings together a strong understanding of research methodology, the aspirations of older people and the needs of service providers. Her major role in the planning for The Benevolent Society’s innovative Apartments for Life project gave her a deep understanding of housing issues and worldwide models of housing and care that can enhance older people’s autonomy, choice and quality of life. She has served on a number of steering and advisory committees concerned with older people’s issues.

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Event Details

Registrations close on 12th July 2016 at 04:00pm AEST.

Event Date & Time: Wednesday 13th July 2016, 12pm - 1pm AEST

Event Location: WEBINAR, National

Registrations Open: 30th Jun 16 12:00 AM

Registrations Close: 13th Jul 16 11:59 PM

Places Available: 108

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