A podcast conversation between people with disability

If you’re a person with disability living in an aged care facility, or a group home, it can be really hard to imagine moving somewhere else – even if you don’t like where you are living and want to move.

This 3-part Podcast series is a conversation between myself (Sam) and Karen, recorded in June 2021. We talk about our own lived experience of having a disability and leaving an aged care facility.

Our conversation is also about feelings – the feelings that might come with moving out of an aged care facility or group home. We talk about the emotions that people with disability might have when deciding to move, and how they might feel after they’ve moved while living their lives outside the aged care facility. We also talk to two other people with disability, Lisa and Liz, later in the podcast. They share their experiences of leaving an aged care facility too.

The topics that we cover include:

• Acknowledging feelings of grief/loss
• Impact of mental health
• Fears about moving
• Challenging others’ perspectives or concerns (about your move)
• The hardest, and the best things about living in SDA
• The day-to-day reality
• Having hope

*** ​CONTENT WARNING: This podcast includes conversations about ​grief, loss, ​trauma, abuse and mental health. Listening to this may be hard or bring up some distressing feelings. If you are distressed and require support, here are some options you could try.

• Carers Australia 1800 422 737
• Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
• Lifeline 13 11 14