Getting Out
Some of the key findings from the current study are:
• The development of new accommodation options has been slow. The five-year program aims to move 689 young people out of nursing homes; in the first three years of the initiative only 100 people have moved out
• The lives of those who have been helped by the program have been enormously improved
• So far the initiative has resulted in few innovative models of accommodation and support, and a range of options to enable real choice has not been developed
• The program is unlikely to result in a long-term reduction in the number of young people in nursing homes because there has been limited focus on the systemic change required to prevent new admissions, and not enough services are being developed to meet future demand.
After a long delay the Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) Program Mid-Term Evaluation was released by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Services on 1st April 2010
(website: http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx ). The government funded report is not a comprehensive evaluation because it only provides the perspective of program managers in each state and territory.
For more information contact Di Winkler, Phone: 9894 7006, Email: di.winkler@summerfoundation.org.au
See the Summer Foundation Website for the Getting Out Report and Executive Summary
http://www.summerfoundation.org.au/projects-menu/current/127-getting-out-report
