The Australian Government has released the Draft National Plan to End the Abuse and Mistreatment of Older People. LHA is seeking input from LGBTI older people, (chosen) family, friends, supporters and aged workers about their experiences and views of elder abuse.  

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) provided comments in September to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs on the Aged Care Bill. LHA supports the development of a person-centred, aged care legislative framework.

Join us for an informative webinar series tailored for aged care providers. Each session will focus on case study discussions, offering practical tools and insights to enhance support for LGBTI clients.

The Silver Rainbow program aims to improve the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people as they age and enter the Australian aged care system.

The ten factsheets below have been created for aged care workers to provide guidance on how to support LGBT people in aged care. 

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia in partnership with Dementia Support Australia commissioned the Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, to complete a scoping review of the needs, service access and current practices to support LGBT+ older adults living with cognitive impairment and dementia.

In 2020, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) received funding through the National Palliative Care Projects grant, through the Department of Health and Aged Care, to deliver several capacity building initiatives to improve the experiences of LGBTIQ+ people and their loved ones accessing palliative and end-of-life care.

The webinar focuses on the report Out of the Closet, Out of Options: Older LGBT people at risk of homelessness.

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia lodged a submission in response to the Select Committee on Work and Care’s inquiry on how combining work and care responsibilities will impact the wellbeing of workers, carers, and those they care for.

This factsheet is specifically for aged care workers to provide guidance on how to support LGBTI people living with dementia in aged care.

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety identified a lack of support for informal (unpaid) carers, including challenges balancing their caring role with work and other commitments.