The Irish Senior Citizens ParliamentVoice of the Elderly

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The Make Home Work campaign

•The ‘asks’•The story of the campaign•Potential for future

The ‘Asks’

•Active managers of own health•Clarity around entitlements*•Developing primary care and community care•Health more than medicine alone

Heartfelt Response

Home Care Cuts• Home Help. Housework, shopping, dressing,

bathing• Home Care Packages. Higher support care;

nursing, home care, physiotherapy support; varies due to medical needs

• €8 million cuts to home help, €1.7 cut to Home Care Packages

• Equivalent to 1 million home help hours in 2012 alone.

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Our Response: Media

• Facts & Figures• Illogical cuts• Human Stories• Calling for complete

reversal

Media Response

“I want to grow old at home” Postcard “I want to grow old at home”

postcard to TDs

Online Action Online Action

Dáil Éireann Protest: 18 October 2012

Where does your TD stand on home care cuts?

Where does your TD stand on home care cuts?

Get involved: Act before December 1st

• Budget 2013– Partial reversal of cuts. – Persistent democratic action prevented €5 million

home care cut– Same level of home helps and home care

packages to be delivered in 2013 as 2012

Campaign Outcome: Partial Reversal of Cuts

• ‘Asks’ still very important– Huge progress still needed in terms of support for

people in their homes and communities

• Strategically positioned• Public engaged – diverse response• Media awareness• Political allies

On-going Potential

Thank You