Virtual visiting program for Vic aged care residents
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by DPS
The Western District Health Service in Victoria is introducing a Virtual Visiting program that will enable aged care residents to stay in touch with friends and relatives via video conferencing.
The project uses laptops, webcams and the Internet to connect families and friends across large physical distances.
It has been launched by the Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot and Australia’s Ambassador for Ageing, Noeline Brown, and will receive $120,000 in Commonwealth funding over the next two years.
With part of the funding, the Western District Health Service will develop a resource kit that will be distributed to other aged care facilities throughout Australia to help replicate the project.
