A vacant nursing home in Sydney’s north awaiting development is now offering a short-term solution to Australia’s lack of public housing, leasing eight of its 20 bedrooms to homeless or financially unstable women over the age of 55.
Annabelle Daniel is the CEO of Women’s Community Shelters, the organisation running the facility, and says Australia has to push for more affordable housing to prevent vulnerable, older Australian women from becoming homeless.
“But we also need innovative solutions like this in the meantime,” Ms Daniel said.