Supporting Veterans in aged and community care
Type: Video 32 mins
The Australian Armed forces provide many types of support during both peace and war times.
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In this presentation Department of Veteransā Affairs (DVA) will provide an insight into āwho is a Veteranā and discuss specific services available for Veterans using a hypothetical case study.
The presentation will focus on DVA, aged care for Veterans, and the Veterans Home Care and Rehabilitation Appliance Programs. This information may be helpful when supporting Veterans both in community and residential aged care.
PRESENTERS
Gabby Ryan
OBAS, Senior Client Contact for VAN and Community Support
Joanne MacLean
Client Contact Officer for VAN and Community Support
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
On watching this webinar viewers will have gained:
- Provide an overview of the Department of Veteransā Affairs (DVA).
- Describe specific DVA services that may be accessed to assist aged care clients who are Veterans.
- Use a hypothetical case study to illustrate how these services might be useful in the context of aged care.
Presentation Video File size: 181MB
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