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Discover the positive impact of Wesley Homeshare program in Melbourne, Australia. Through formal evaluation studies - qualitative, quantitative, and economic, witness the maintenance of independence for older people and individuals with disabilities, enhanced quality of life for both householders and homesharers, and reduced reliance on family or community support services. With monthly and annually reporting, match monitoring, references, and anecdotal evidence, Wesley Homeshare stands as a model program achieving commendable outcomes. Explore how this program provides cost savings, improved happiness, and a better quality of life for participants and their families. Uncover the various benefits to the government and community, including reduced hospital admissions, savings in respite care, and overall enhanced well-being.
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Wesley Mission Victoria Wesley Homeshare
HOMESHARE IS SO WORTHWHILE Beris Campbell Melbourne Australia
PROVING THE CASE FOR HOMESHARE • Formal evaluation studies – qualitative, quantitative & economic • Monthly and annually reporting • Match monitoring, references and anecdotal evidence Beris Campbell Melbourne Australia
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION • Maintenance of the independence of the older people & people with a disability • Enhancement of the quality of life of both householders and homesharers • Reduction or delayed reliance of our householders on family or community support services Beris Campbell Melbourne Australia
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION • Maintenance of the independence of the older people & people with a disability • Enhancement of the quality of life of both householders and homesharers • Reduction or delayed reliance of our householders on family or community support services Beris Campbell Melbourne Australia
QUANTATIVE EVALUATION • Number of matches worked with in a year (matches in place at beginning of the year + new matches made). • Weeks of homesharer ‘in residence’ Beris Campbell Melbourne Australia
MULTIPLE MATCHED HOUSEHOLDERS • Twice matched 43 • Three times 24 • Four times 11 • Five plus times 4 • i.e. one third multiple matched Beris Campbell Melbourne Australia
Background • Homeshare programs provide a service that facilitates a range of positive outcomes for participants and the community • Provides Householders with support to remain at home and companionship • Provides Homesharers with affordable accommodation and companionship • Provides assistance and peace of mind to Householder family members • Wesley Homeshare is a great example of a mature program, achieving excellent outcomes • An analysis of Wesley Homeshare was performed to identify a benchmark for the potential net benefits of a mature Homeshare program over a one-year period • Two key tools were utilised for this analysis – Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Social Return on Investment (SROI) – and these tools were supplemented by case studies to capture the qualitative benefits Results • A mature Homeshare program can be expected to provide cost savings of ~$281K p.a. to the federal government through savings to residential care alone • Also many other benefits to the government and community, including: savings to the hospital system (reduced admissions and length of stay); savings to respite care; savings in rent for homesharers; and improved happiness and quality of life to participants and their families • These benefits outweigh the cost of the program ~$120K p.a. • Full-potential net benefit of the program is expected to be ~$160K p.a., and 1-yr SROI of ~2.3
HOMESHARE IS HARD WORK but so WORTHWHILE Beris Campbell Melbourne Australia
