Dark Cloud
More than 1,000 younger people with disability are still living in residential aged care.
The start of the new Aged Care Act 2024 on 1 November is a landmark win. For the first time, it sets an age limit on entry into residential aged care. It’s a victory built on decades of advocacy, research, and lived experience.
But our work is not done.
Despite the legislative win, over 1,000 younger Australians remain in aged care, and more than 300 new admissions occurred in 2024.
Most reductions have come from people turning 65 or death, not successful transitions to homes in the community.
Silver Lining
Summer Foundation launched a national campaign, including billboards in Canberra, to remind politicians that the issue is far from resolved. Belong, shares the stories of people with disability who have lived in or narrowly avoided residential aged care.
Their message is powerful and direct: young people don’t belong in aged care.
Credits |
Creative: Silver Lining
DOP: Cam Suttie
Sound: Riley Achen-Donolly
Photography: Peter Tarasiuk
Digital Media: Misfit Digital