National Aged and Community Care Forum

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A forum designed to provide information on the current and future aged care needs of veterans, war widow/widowers and other members of the ex-service community.
 

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Overview

The forum will:

  • be a link between ex-service organisations (ESOs), providers and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) in the dissemination of information on health, aged and community care issues and mental and social health policy
  • provide information on the current and future aged care needs of veterans and war widow/widowers and other members of the ex-service and Defence community including carers
  • be a conduit for developing and proposing better practice residential and community care arrangements for the ex-service community
  • influence future policy directions regarding ageing for the ex-service community
  • monitor developments in the aged care industry and the aged care needs of the ex-service community, including access to residential care
  • consider how DVA better supports people at home with community support.

Terms of reference (DOC 56 KB)

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Membership

Membership comprises representatives from the following organisations.

OrganisationRepresentation
Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) - ChairMr Andrew Kefford PSM, Deputy Secretary
Aged Care Taskforce, DVA - Deputy ChairMs Leanne Cameron
Chief Health Officer, DVAProfessor Jenny Firman
Repatriation CommissionerMr Kahlil Fegan DSC AM
Program Delivery, DVAMr David Pullen
Department of HealthMr James Benson
Legacy Australia IncMr Malcolm McCullogh
Partners of Veterans AssociationMs Raelene Hill
Returned and Services League of AustraliaMs Wendy Bateman
TPI Federation AustraliaMs Pat McCabe OAM
Vietnam Veterans Association of AustraliaMr Michael Benyk
Vietnam Veterans' Federation of AustraliaMr Ward Gainey JP
Australian War Widows Inc.Ms Jenny Gregory OAM

Departmental representation will be available as appropriate.

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Meeting schedule

The NACCF meets three times per year.

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Meetings Minutes

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Contact

To contact the NACCF Secretariat, please email AMBNHACCF [at] dva.gov.au (Aged[dot]CommunityCareForum[at]dva[dot]gov[dot]au)

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