Click on the link below to find updated services information and a list of supports for LGBTI elders and people providing care to LGBTI elders.
There are national and state government schemes which include the following:
Visitor Schemes
These visitor schemes are social support programs that provide LGBTI elders with visitors to reduce social isolation or loneliness.
They include:
National LGBTI Community Visitors Scheme
New South Wales: ACON Community Visitors Scheme
Queensland: QUAC LGBTI Seniors Community Visitors Service
Victoria: Switchboard Out & About Community Visitors Scheme
Victoria: Rainbow Connection
Western Australia: Umbrella Multicultural Community Care
South Australia: COTA SA #ReframingAgeing
Mentoring and Support
You'll also find mentoring and support programs like Alice's Garage, Uniting Communities Bfriend, GRAI and more.
Advocacy
Explore the services of the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN). OPAN offers free, independent and confidential services that support older people and their representatives to raise and address issues relating to Commonwealth funded aged care services. OPAN members are based in every state and territory.
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