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MINISTER FOR HEALTH
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 1256
Disabled Youth Accommodation : Hospice
on Acton Peninsula
Mr Cornwell - asked the Minister for Health:
(1) What progress has been made to provide separate accommodation for young
disabled currently housed in nursing homes along with the aged ?
(2) Has consideration been given to using the old Canberra Hospital site for such a
purpose and if not, why not ?
(3) Is it intended to use the old Canberra Hospital site for a hospice ?
Mr Connolly - the answer to the Members question is:
(1) The Government has given in principle support to the provision of appropriate
accommodation for younger adults with disabilities who require nursing home
care.
(2) Work on developing options for appropriate accommodation for younger adults
with disabilities, including design and location will commence by the end of May
1994. During that process the old Canberra Hospital site will be considered
along with other possibilities.
(3) Design plans for the conversion of H Ward and the Isolation Block in the old
Canberra Hospital are well advanced. Construction is expected to commence in
May 1994 with completion by the end of December 1994.
The planned Hospice on Acton Peninsula will provide for the needs of both younger and older people who are in the last few weeks of life. The Hospice will be a more appropriate and preferred option for many younger people in the last stages of terminal illness than being confined to a nursing home environment.
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