Freedom Housing was the recipient of an Australian Human Rights Commission Business Award and recognised for its compliance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The business category was first introduced in 2013, and Freedom Housing were the first recipients of this award.
Mick Gooda – the Australian Social Justice Commissioner who presented the award the award to Freedom Housing’s CEO Christos Iliopoulos in a ceremony in Sydney – mentioned he was particularly interested in how this model of care and accommodation could assist indigenous people in remote communities.
“The concept of Freedom Housing is allowing people to choose where they want to live and who they want to live with but still be able to get 24/7 care,” said Mr Iliopoulos.
Freedom Housing is designed to accommodate persons with disabilities – and their families, or friends – under the same roof, whilst 24/7 high care is provided to the persons with disabilities, giving the possibility to have superior care and accommodation in a normal home, at a much lower cost than a nursing home; a hospice; group accommodation; supported accommodation; a respite centre; day care; or a retirement village.
The mission of Freedom Housing is that persons with disabilities – and the frail elderly – can continue to enjoy life, choose who they live with and be free to do what they want to do – to their full potential.
Mr Iliopoulos is now looking for enterprising builders and developers who are interested in building this new model of care and accommodation.
For more information on Freedom Housing, visit www.freedomhousing.com.au