We have institutionalised our elderly population. In the disability sector, we often discuss concepts like “choice and control” and “self-determination,” but these ideas are noticeably absent in the aged care sector. One enduring truth remains: there is a delicate balance between cost and quality of life, and a lack of recognition for support staff. Nursing homes have often become places of varying quality—essentially serving as waiting rooms for the inevitable.
To ensure our community is diverse, we welcome those who have been overlooked by the NDIS and those who find themselves lost in the system, facing limited options other than those waiting rooms—if they can even find space in them.
We believe in the human rights of all individuals and that everyone should live as fully as possible until their last breath. We value family and community, and we hold that compassion and dignified respect for life should be at the centre of everything we do. We don’t believe in segregating people or groups; we believe that care should be provided as a community, within a community, just as we all live in a community.
