Val's LGBTI Ageing & Aged Care

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Val’s LGBTI Ageing & Aged Care is a program of Rainbow Health Australia, at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, & Society, La Trobe University. Established in 2009, Val’s works to improve healthy ageing pathways, care and visibility of older lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/gender diverse, and intersex (LGBTI) people. In order to achieve this objective, Val’s work directly with service providers to foster an understanding of the histories and experiences of older LGBTI people and how these may impact their access to, and experience of, care and support services as they age. Val’s aims to create safe and inclusive aged care and health services that recognise and value older LGBTI people.

 

For more info:

Val’s LGBTI Ageing & Aged Care

Rainbow Health Australia

P: (03) 9479 7840

E: valslgbti@latrobe.edu.au

W: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/vals

 

Community Visitor Schemes LGBTI

National Program information

CVS Programs Australia

• New South Wales: ACON Community Visitors Scheme 

• Queensland: QUAC LGBTI Seniors Community Visitors Service 

• Victoria: Switchboard Out & About Community Visitors Scheme

• Western Australia: Umbrella Multicultural Community Care

• South Australia: COTA SA #ReframingAgeing

Other LGBTI+ visitor programs:

• Victoria: Rainbow Connection, contact (03) 9836 0426 or support@VAC.org.au 

• Victoria: Matrix Guild (for older lesbians) – Lesbian volunteer visitors

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