| WHO
WE ARE
Uniting Aged Care is the largest provider of aged care services
in Victoria and Tasmania. It offers a continuum of care
for the aged with a full range of services being provided.
Uniting Aged Care is an organisation of
the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania.
The Uniting Church
in Australia was established in 1977 with the union of Methodist,
Presbyterian and Congregational churches. It is a church
of inter-related councils with the Assembly at the national
level, Synods at regional or state level, presbyteries at
the district level and congregations at the local level.
In June 2002 the Synods of two separate states merged to
become the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania.
It is a Christian
church organisation that shares in the Judaic-Christian
vision of a just and participatory society, in which all
people, no matter of their age, gender, sexuality, ability,
class, colour, creed or cultural origins, are treated justly
as one people.
Engaging the Church
with the world through services to the community provides
us with the opportunity to live out the Christian vision.
Uniting Aged Care
was established as a separate entity within the Synod in
July 2004, to assist the Uniting Church in meeting the challenge
of ministry to its aged care clients, through the provision
of quality holistic care. Uniting Aged Care is also part
of the Uniting Church's UnitingCare network.
OUR VISION
To work together to ensure that Uniting Aged Care is a leader
in the provision of creative options for the elderly. In
doing so we seek to value the individual and build community.
OUR VALUES
• faith • respect • choice • social justice and equity
• responsiveness • environment and participation
• community development and capacity building
• stewardship of resources
OUR FUTURE
By 2021 the proportion of Australians aged over 65 years
will increase from 2.4 million to 4.2 million. Australia
will need expanded, robust and effective aged care services
and programs that are responsive to individual and community
needs. Innovative and accessible options for older Australians
and their families will need to be identified, planned and
developed to achieve mutually satisfying outcomes.
Uniting Aged Care Victoria & Tasmania has addressed
these key trends and areas of unmet needs by formulating
a set of working objectives designed to take the organisation
into the future:
To provide high quality and accessible aged care
To deliver financial viability
To provide a continuum of care services
To optimise organisational capability
To build pride in our people and communities
To provide unmet aged care needs.
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