Ability First Australia’s Younger People in Residential Aged Care System Coordinator Program (YPIRAC) is a nationally funded program.
The Program is designed to reduce the number of younger people at risk of entering and living in residential aged care. It aims to give younger people greater choice and control over where they live and what supports they need to either transition out of, or avoid entering, residential aged care.
Regionally based teams of Systems Coordinators (SCs) will be working in all states and territories to assist younger people access appropriate services and supports across the disability, health, housing, and aged care sectors.
Working collaboratively with other government and non-government organisations it will help identify and provide important information to address the barriers faced by younger people and their families. A research project is being undertaken to explore more fully the barriers and enablers and how they could be addressed across the health, aged care, disability and housing sectors. The research also investigates the impact of the YPIRAC System Coordinator Program.
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To make an enquiry/or a referral to the Program please contact Ability First Australia on 1800 771 663 between 8:00 am to 6:00 pm AEST.
For more general information about the Program you can call one of our Regional Managers:
NSW/QLD/Territories Linda Ferguson
[email protected] | 0410 335 184
VIC/TAS Steve Lowe
[email protected] | 0419 180 102
WA/SA Isabelle Currie
[email protected] | 0407 241 187
Or Director, Program Deborah Hoffman
[email protected] | 0474 359 868
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