The small rural community of Bell at the foothills of the Bunya Mountains have set up a community managed home care service using self-managed home care packages and employing local people to deliver services.
Age-friendly communities are not just about people over some arbitrary age – they are about all of us creating communities that are great places to live, grow, and age.
Understanding individual and family needs and preferences is essential to providing aged care and palliative care consistent with a person’s values and beliefs. Providing culturally safe care is founded on respect for peoples’ background and lived experiences.