The National LGBTI Health Alliance has announced that the Silver Rainbow National LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Project has received a renewal of its funding from the Department of Health under the Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund.

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This renewed funding means that Silver Rainbow can continue its work providing national coordination and support activities promoting the well-being of LGBTI elders and the ongoing delivery of the LGBTI awareness training to the aged care sector.

Silver Rainbow was formed in 2013 to respond to the National LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Strategy and works collaboratively with the government, aged care providers and related services, LGBTI elders and organisations to create an LGBTI inclusive aged care sector.

The National LGBT Health Alliance do this through providing policy and program advice to the Department of Health and the ageing and aged care sector and working in partnership with LGBTI organisations and individuals across Australia and internationally.

The Silver Rainbow project will work to develop and implement a range of activities. Among their aims is ensuring the voices and needs of older LGBTI people, whether they are receiving aged care services or not, are heard, included and responded to within ageing and aged care discussions, policies and processes

The project is also committed to supporting the needs of geographically isolated LGBTI people, their families and carers and recognises these needs in the delivery of aged care services

Engaging in national representation in government and non-government working and advisory groups, forums and alliances, including the National Aged Care Alliance, Aged Care Sector Committee, Aged Care Sector Committee Diversity Sub-Committee and Single Quality Standards Framework Technical Advisory Group is also among the group’s goals.

Source: Media Release from National LGBT Health Alliance, Image: stock image