Making sense of the brave new world of aged care in Hobsons Bay

Monday 8 May 2017

Uniting AgeWell is helping older residents in the Hobsons Bay area make sense of the complicated new aged care system by holding an information session that is open to the public and filling fast.

The session, to be held at Uniting AgeWell’s Kingsville Community, on Wednesday May 10 from 10am – 12pm, is designed to inform and support people in the community on their aged care journey.  

Attendees can learn more about navigating the aged care system, the different types of government funded aged care programs, eligibility criteria for each program and services offered by Uniting AgeWell.  

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, more than 14% of Hobsons Bay residents are 65 years and over, making the information sessions relevant to a significant number of people in the area.

Uniting AgeWell Kingsville’s Manager of Integrated Services Christine Harwood said there was an increasing need for this kind of information in the community in general, as more people enter the aged care system every day.

“Around 4000 people enter the aged care system every day in Australia,” said Christine. “And yet the feedback we receive from the community is that people find the system confusing and difficult to navigate.”

“We have already held information sessions at various sites in Melbourne and Geelong.

“They have been so popular that we have needed to run additional sessions at some sites where there were too many people to accommodate in a single sitting,” she said.

People who are interested in attending the Kingsville information session should phone 9680 0450 to secure a spot. 

Media are invited to attend the event:

Uniting AgeWell Aged Care Information Session – Kingsville
When: Wednesday, May 10 from 10am – 12pm
Where: Uniting AgeWell Kingsville Community, 319 Geelong Road, Kingsville