After more than 4 years living in aged care William was finally able to move into a specialist disability accommodation apartment with the help of the Aged Care to Home service. The move came 4 days before his 52nd birthday.
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Events roundup: February – April
11 February, 2024The Summer Foundation and the Housing Hub, host a range of face-to-face and online workshops for a wide range of audiences Australia-wide.
Upcoming events
6 December, 2023Our social enterprise, the Housing Hub, host a range of face-to-face and online workshops for a wide range of audiences.
Leaving Hospital Well – Community of Practice
16 November, 2023Health practitioners have a critical role to play in assisting people with disability to leave hospital well. The Summer Foundation’s Leaving Hospital Well Community of Practice (CoP) provides a platform to improve the discharge process.
Empowering perspectives: Insights from the National Disability Summit
21 September, 2023Hi my name is Frances. I’m a mature woman with a disability who is trying to live my best possible life, which has included working and travelling around the world. This has enabled me to work and be involved in some amazing projects. I’m also a carer for someone with a psychosocial disability.
Successful moves for RAC Engagement
14 August, 2023Since 2006, the Summer Foundation has been working to get young people out of aged care. Much of our work over the past 15 years has been around changing the systems that lead to young people with disability having to live in aged care.
Who we are
20 June, 2023The Summer Foundation, established in 2006, is committed to resolving the issue of young people living in aged care. Supporting, informing and empowering people with disability and their families is key to resolving this issue.
Find our more about us and view our strategic plan.
Resources for Residential Aged Care
8 May, 2023Here you will find information to help you support younger people with disability who are living in residential aged care or at risk of going into aged care.
AIHW release shocking new data
2 April, 2023More than 10,000 younger people died in residential aged care over the past decade, new data shows.
RAC Engagement Project ramps up
Over the past six months the Summer Foundation has been focused on engaging with residential aged care (RAC) providers to assist them to support NDIS participants in their care.
Annual Public Forum 2022
14 December, 2022The Summer Foundation’s Annual Public Forum was held on November 25, 2022. For the first time since 2019, we were pleased to host an audience in person, as well as online. The hybrid event saw almost 600 join us online and close to 150 people at The Arena, NAB Docklands.
Welcome to our Summer 2022 Update
12 December, 2022As we wind down after an especially busy year the time is right to reflect on our work and achievements.
RAC engagement project launched
5 December, 2022The Summer Foundation has identified the need to connect and build relationships with the residential aged care (RAC) sector as a way of working with providers to achieve the Federal Government’s Young People in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) strategy.
Support for aged care providers
12 October, 2022Support for residential aged care providers The Summer Foundation provides a free service to support residential aged care (RAC) providers with NDIS participants living in their care. We are a partner of the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA). How we can help your organisation The Summer Foundation was established in 2006 to support
UpSkill: Collaborative support approach
9 June, 2022The Collaborative Support Approach Tool outlines the cooperation between support coordinators, aged care staff, allied health professionals and other stakeholders working together to assist a younger person to leave aged care.
RAC landing page
6 April, 2022Welcome to the Summer Foundation NDIS Quality and Safeguards ComplianceWe understand that residential aged care (RAC) facilities who accomodate NDIS participants are facing growing compliance costs following the introduction of Quality and Safeguards registration, along with the associated ongoing reporting requirements. Staff in RACs tell us that they want to see younger residents able to
How can I get the most out of my NDIS plan?
16 August, 2021Are you looking for support to navigate the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), find a support coordinator and/or find housing that is right for you?
How to get started with the NDIS
Are you looking for support to navigate the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), find a support coordinator and/or find housing that is right for you?
Supporting accessible housing supply in rural and remote markets
29 June, 2021Access to appropriate housing for people with disability can be challenging. This challenge is more so in thin markets, including rural and remote areas, where there are often fewer housing options generally.
Housing policy
18 May, 2021Many people with disability are living in aged care because of the shortage of accessible and affordable housing. People with complex needs are worst affected. There is a critical need for new housing options that are close to shops, services and public transport. Well-located housing is often unaffordable or not designed for people with mobility
Housing options for people with disability
14 May, 2021The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is providing new housing options for people with disability to have more choice and control about where and how they want to live. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is providing new housing options for people with disability to have more choice and control about where and how they
Hospitals policy
19 March, 2021Preventing new entries of young people to aged care requires information and education at the coalface of discharge planning and liaison roles to oversee the transition of supports between sub-acute health and the community.
Support coordination
16 March, 2021Without effective support coordination it can be difficult for younger people with high and complex needs to avoid or exit residential aged care (RAC).
I want to support someone to navigate the NDIS
15 December, 2020Are you a health professional supporting a person with disability to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), get the right supports or to find suitable housing?
A new era begins for younger people in aged care
23 November, 2020Source: Australian Ageing Agenda | Author: Amelia Condi
There’s support for aged care providers as they transition to NDIS and start providing more choice and control for people with disability, writes Amelia Condi.
Paulene’s life-changing support coordination experience
16 November, 2020Today, Paulene sits comfortably in her new specialist disability accommodation (SDA) apartment overlooking the city. “I feel free, just so beautiful, I feel like I’m on top of the world…”
Privacy Policy
9 September, 2020When you share information with the Summer Foundation, it’s important that you know how we may use it. This Privacy Policy talks about what types of information we collect, hold, disclose and the ways we may use that information.If you have any questions about how we will use your information, ask the Summer Foundation team
Welcome to our 2020 winter update
30 June, 2020Welcome to our winter update. Over the past 3 months the Summer Foundation team has worked hard to provide tangible, direct support to people with disability and complex needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PPE online stores to meet needs of people with disability
11 May, 2020The Summer Foundation has joined forces with 2 of Australia’s largest providers of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – RSEA Safety and Blackwoods – to launch 2 online stores offering PPE for people with disability.
Focus on housing
8 April, 2020An NDIS Housing Options project is being run by the Summer Foundation for Queensland and WA this year. This project aims to explain the housing options and supports possible under the NDIS to people with disability and housing providers. It will also help everyone better understand the housing needs of NDIS participants including the needs
Confidence strong, but still significant unmet need in disability housing market
23 March, 2020Close to 3,000 Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) places have been built or are now in the pipeline, according to a new report from Social Ventures Australia…
Upskilling regional Victoria
11 December, 2019Our UpSkill program is being rolled out across regional and rural Victoria. We want to increase the number of skilled support coordinators and help them respond well to the diverse needs of people with disability.
OUR SUBMISSION TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON AGED CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY
5 September, 2019The Summer Foundation has lodged its submission to the Aged Care Royal Commission.
National SDA conference wrap
28 June, 2019At the end of March, in partnership with Youngcare, we hosted the inaugural Get Building SDA National Conference in Melbourne. The lineup of impressive speakers and storytellers generously shared their knowledge and expertise, which provided a rich and informative day for more than 400 attendees.
Rapid INTERIM Housing debut
The Summer Foundation has worked with Oscar Building and Stretchy Tech to develop a self-contained, relocatable unit that can be rapidly installed and moved from location to location to provide housing for people who require short-term accessible housing.
Welcome to our first newsletter for 2019
25 February, 2019Early last month The Hon Paul Fletcher, Minister for Families and Social Services, and The Hon Sarah Henderson, Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services announced immediate reforms to SDA.
Working together for better hospital discharge outcomes
As part of the Summer Foundation’s Hospital Discharge Flagship project, we have piloted new collaborative working arrangements between hospitals and the NDIS, using funding provided through the William Buckland Foundation.
SDA Reforms
The Summer Foundation welcomes immediate changes to Specialist Disability Accommodation that have been announced by the Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and Sarah Henderson, Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services.
Welcome to the autumn edition of the C&FC update
CONSUMER & FAMILY CARER NETWORK UPDATE – AUTUMN 2019 [button icon=”fa-book” text=”DOWNLOAD / VIEW PDF” link=”https://summerfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CFC-Newsletter-Autumn-2019-web-2.pdf” ][/button] [button icon=”fa-envelope” text=”SIGN UP NOW” link=”https://summerfoundation.org.au/documents/all-newsletters/newsletter-sign-up/” ][/button] Preparations for the first Get Building SDA National Conference in late March are well underway.
Aged care royal commission wants facts on young people with disability
21 January, 2019Aged care providers have been asked what changes could be made to improve the relationship between the aged care system and disability services as part of the royal…
Paying aged care fees
5 October, 2018The Summer Foundation has produced new resources that explain residential aged care fees and what charges are covered by the NDIS.
SDA update
25 June, 2018Evidence shows that there are very positive outcomes for people with disability who want to live alone and have the opportunity to do so. Living alone is not for everyone, but Summer Foundation believes that people with disability should have that same right to live alone as any person without disability. The Summer Foundation and
NEW NDIS WORLD: AN AMBITIOUS REFORM
1 December, 2016The Summer Foundation recently held a forum on young people living in nursing homes and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), a discussion about reality, expectations and the unknown.