1. The Australian Aged Care Experience Wendy Morey Executive Manager Workforce Development and Governance Resthaven Incorporated

2. Welcome สวัสดีค่ะ ดิฉันชื่อ Wendy Morey ดิฉันขอนำ ความปรารถนาดีจากแอลดิเลด ออสเตรเลีย มามอบ แด่พวกท่าน Looking at Australian Aged Care: Older people Role of service providers Workforce

3. Australian context – 2013/2014 Australian Govt spent: $9.8 Billion on residential care homes + $1.3 Billion on home care packages 254 929 people > residential care homes 83 144 people > home care packages 775 900 people over 65 (over 50 for Aboriginal people) > Home and Community Care

4. Aged Care Homes

5. Aged Care Home Residents 75% require high levels of care 77% are 80+ years old 30% are 90+ years old 69% are female 18% were born in non-English speaking countries

6. Pets are part of home life

7. Australian context – 2013/2014 2718 aged care homes - 1328 providers For every 1000 people aged 70+: 82 aged care home places 192 834 aged care home places (June 2014) Many community based support organizations which partner with aged care homes: respite, hospital avoidance, hospice, allied health, social inclusion, mental health services, churches, visiting pets

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9. Australian Context People with special needs: 9 groups Govt standards for care and service

10. Home Care For every 1000 people aged 70+: 28 home care places 66 954 home care places (June 2014) 24% of home care clients were born in non- English speaking countries Focus on carers

11. Home Care

12. Aged Care Services: ownership of places 2013/2014Residential CareHome Care Not for profit57%81% State and Local government 7%9% For Profit37%10%

13. Social Determinants of Health In aged care, when we are supporting older people we see effects on health from: War experience Lack of health care when younger Lack of education and health literacy Social/economic disadvantage Social change – family, neighbourhoods

14. Family life

15. Trends Older people living longer and being more educated than previous generations Families less able/available to provide support With longer life comes increased capacity to contribute to home and community but also increased risk of Dementia and chronic disease

16. Community life

17. Community Diversity

18. Valuing People

19. Aged Care Workforce 3.1% of the Australian workforce (352 145 people) 90% of carers are female Most employed part time Volunteers: about 3 million Unpaid carers: 2.7 million (11% of the population) Looming workforce shortage!

20. What is Australia doing about workforce?

21. Dementia aware people, service providers and workforce… understand and meet need promote self determination respect, advocate for and champion older people in society research future need promote family & community connections deliver good governance of resources

22. Resthaven Malvern

23. Thank you ขอบคุณ

24. Coffee Break