New South Wales (NSW) HIV/AIDS Supported Accommodation
In 2008 NSW Health released the HIV/AIDS supported accommodation plan. The plan included a strategic framework for the development of appropriate services to people with HIV/AIDS who are unable to live independently in the community or who require some level of support to perform the tasks of daily living.
The appointment of The HIV Supported Accommodation Coordinator (HSAC) situated within Adahps will guide much of the direction of the strategy in particular to act as a centralised access point for all supported accommodation applications statewide.
Definition:
The HIV/AIDS supported accommodation plan defines HIV/AIDS supported accommodation: 'as being provided where HIV/AIDS is the significant factor in a person with HIV/AIDS' inability to live independently and where support is required to enable the person to perform tasks of daily living'.
Eligibility:
Support must be required to perform tasks of daily living and HIV must be the significant factor for the person with HIV inability to live independently.
As a minimum, for a person living with HIV to be eligible for supported accommodation they must:
- be a resident within NSW and
- be infected with HIV and
- have a cognitive or physical impairment which precludes them from living independently or
- have complex needs directly related to their HIV infection which prevents independent living
Priority Areas:
Access to supported accommodation services will be allocated according to these identified priorities during the life of this Strategy:
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Priority 1 |
People living with HIV/AIDS unable to live independently due to medical conditions directly arising from their HIV/AIDS diagnosis. This includes people with:
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Priority 2 |
People living with HIV/AIDS with complex needs directly related to HIV and which result in an inability to live independently. |
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Priority 3 |
Respite care for people living with HIV/AIDS and/or their carers, particularly to enable the development of sustainable support arrangements. |
Accommodation Services:
The HIV Supported Accommodation Coordinator at Adahps can assist with the placement of clients into a range of supported accommodation services. Such as:
- The Bridge: 24 hour care for clients with high support and medical needs
- The Villa: Medium term accommodation for medium to high needs clients. A joint initiative between Adahps and South West Inner Sydney Housing Cooperative Inc (SWISH)
- Port
- Bobby Goldsmith House: Medium to long term supported accommodation for medium to high needs clients
- Bobby Goldsmith Floating Care Initiative: Medium term transitional supported accommodation and brokerage support for low to medium need clients
- Stanford House: Short to medium term respite accommodation care for clients and or carers
- HIV /AOD Integrated Care Program (Haymarket/BGF)
For further information on the service or to lodge an application (Click here for a link to the application form ) please contact the HIV Supported Accommodation Coordinator on (02) 8382-1810 or by email on lance.schema@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au