Marina SucurAge Friendly Homes

May 2012

What is an Age Friendly Home?

• An age friendly home is easy to move around in and easy to use

• No matter what your age or ability, an age friendly home can adapt

• It is different to the Home And Community Care (HACC) program

How did the idea develop?

• The Age Friendly Communities project highlighted that people want to stay in their own homes

• The Disability Services Commission recently developed the Liveable Homes resource

• Partnered with the Sustainable Mandurah Home to provide images and a real life example incorporating universal design

• 18 Grandmere Parade

Meadow Springs

Mandurah WA 6210

How to use the kit?• There will be a series of checklists that

can guide a person through their home

• The checklists are used to assess each area to consider current and future needs

• Suggestions are flexible

• A webpage is being developed alongside the printed resource

• www.communities.wa.gov.au

Watch this space!

• The Minister for Seniors and Volunteering, Hon Robyn McSweeney MLC, will officially launch the kit

• Please sign the Register of Interest to have a copy (or copies) sent to you once it is ready