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Catholic Health Australia has joined with the Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) and LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) in signing a joint statement on LGBTQI+ right in aged care.
The Commonwealth have commissioned this human rights statement following recommendations arising from the recent Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and ahead of the release of the new Aged Care Act later in 2023. This Act will take a human rights approach to aged care.
The statement, found here, reads in part:
It is everybody’s business − across all aged care services throughout Australia − to ensure that the rights and freedoms of LGBTI older people are upheld. This requires inclusive and respectful aged care services and practices that embrace the enormous diversity of LGBTI older people’s backgrounds, life experiences and individual characteristics.
Catholic Health Australia consulted widely across its membership on this statement. We determined that this is in keeping with Catholic teachings and CHA’s 2014 Ethical Standards for Catholic Health and Aged Care Services in Australia. The Ethical Standards note that:
Catholic services do not discriminate in respect to who they provide care to or who they accommodate. All people will be care for with respect, compassion and sensitivity.
