Partnerships in HACC

By Kate Ling, HACC Project Officer, ECCV

& Derryn Wilson, Policy Officer, MAV

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far,

go together.”African proverb

RESPONDING TO DIVERSITY

• Victoria’s over 70’s population is culturally diverse – now and in future

• HACC program has responded with initiatives to improve access to the core generic HACC services

• At the heart of these initiatives is:– partnership between DH, ECCV and MAV in providing

sectorial leadership and support to service providers– service provider and ethnic organisation collaboration

Older VictoriansCountry of birth

ABS 2006 Census of Population and Housing

Needs of ageing CALD communities

Social isolation

Different cultural expectations of ageing

Accessing informationPast experience of discrimination

Past trauma- from home country & migration experience

Language & literacy barriers

Varying cultural preferences

Fragmented family networks

Culturally relevant HACC services

HACC & Cultural Diversity so far…

Better cultural response in generic HACC providers

Cultural planning

Ethnic and multicultural HACC agencies

PAGs info & education

Respite

Friendly Visiting

Recent HACC Program Initiatives in Victoria

• Equity and Access program – Cultural Planning – all HACC agencies required to

prepare annual CD plans to indentify actions to improve access – training and resourcing provided

• CEGS – 3 year partnership project between LGAs with largest

CALD populations and ethnic organisations

• SAPP – 3 year pilot with EO funded to provide access workers

• Diversity Framework

Use of HACC services by people from NESB

HACC minimum data set 2009/10 Victorian Department of Health

Peak Body HACC Partnership

Working together…

HACC Advisory Committee

HACC sector development & policy roles

Capacity building forums & sharing resources

CEGS and Supported Access Pilot Project

Supporting Access Pilot Project

Holistic support for people from non-English speaking backgrounds

– Bilingual, bicultural aged care professionals – Initial contact & Initial needs identification– Referral– Assessment & care planning

From within the community Working for the community

A SAPP Case Study

Practising Positive Partnerships in the ethnic aged care sector – Monash

University

“you can’t do it by yourself”Research findings•Increased partnership work = better health & wellbeing •Small orgs need increased support to partner•Perceived inequalities need strategies•Benefits of partnering•Recognition of importance of networking•Peak bodies need to support and promote partnerships•Flexible funding = more successful partnerships

Think diversity Think partnerships

www.eccv.org.au

www.mav.gov.au