Shared supported accommodation

Australian Home Care provides shared supported accommodation services in both Victoria and New South Wales, developed in partnership with other organisations.

One of Australian Home Care’s most valued services is our shared supported accommodation – residential homes for people of all ages who have a range of disabilities or health conditions – which are available in both Victoria and New South Wales.

Our residential homes and services are for people with acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis and other disabilities, and enable them to live in and participate in their communities. The services provided at the homes also enable residents to both maintain and develop their independent living skills, where appropriate.

These homes offer a valuable choice for young people with disabilities, who would otherwise have no option but to enter the Residential Aged Care system.

The homes are developed by us in partnership with other organisations.

The residential homes we jointly operate are:

St Martin's Court (Vic) - 13 independent living units for people with acquired brain injury or other neurological disability, including 2 respite beds for people with MS
Carnegie (Vic) - long-term accommodation for people with MS
Moorabbin (Vic) - supported community based accommodation for four people with acquired brain injury
Glenroy (Vic) - supported community based accommodation for six people with acquired brain injury
Fingal Bay (NSW) - home for 4 young people with an acquired brain injury or physical disability and complex care needs

Jeff’s story

Jeff Shaw knows how important independence and the right to make personal choices are, having lost these and more when a massive stroke, in November 2007, robbed him of the active, healthy life he had known.

Once a fit, active tradesman, Jeff, now 40, was left with severe mobility and speech difficulties after his stroke, and was unable to perform even the most basic tasks of daily living.

Like many young people in a similar situation, he lived for approximately one year in an aged care nursing home. While hardly ideal it was, he says, the only option as, “There was nowhere else to go.”

Now at St Martin’s Court, Jeff lives in one of 11 independent living units. With funding from the Department of Human Services and TAC, Australian Home Care staff provide the rehabilitation and support activities that help to develop and maintain new skills that really make a difference to the lives of people like Jeff.

Here, Jeff receives the assistance and support he needs to become independent again. Our staff assists Jeff with his speech and occupational therapy programs. Jeff is very self-sufficient, cooking and cleaning for himself, and his mobility and communication skills have improved tenfold.

Life keeps getting better for Jeff. He enjoys the fact that the independent living units enable his eight-year-old son Blake to stay overnight with him every second weekend. In this environment Jeff is pleased that his independence keeps growing. He hopes to soon move into his own house or flat, to be nearer to his son, and regain his life.

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