Community Visitors
Alternative labels
Official Community Visitors (OCV)
Official Visitors (OV)
Official Visitors Disability (OVD)
Official Visitors Scheme
Health visitor
Description
This role title varies between Australian jurisdictions. The core role of the Community Visitor is to safeguard the interests and rights of vulnerable people who have a disability and are living in eligible services. Community Visitors are independent advocates who can ensure that the concerns, views and wishes of people in out of home care, supported accommodation and other institutionally managed settings are listened to and seriously considered.
Report
Where is the risk and what is the risk?
This report seeks to examine the role of Community Visitors in being able to undertake adequate safeguarding in the diversified and privatised service landscape of the NDIS. It examines 'grey-zone' sites - those sites where there is ambiguity about whether Community Visitors have the statutory authority to visit. As well as considering the impact of...
Guide
Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) national guidelines
This document outlines the aims of the Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) and sets out the roles and responsibilities of CVS auspices and network members, volunteers, aged care service providers, care recipients, the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Department of Social Services.
Annual Report
Community visitors annual report 2020–2021
Community Visitors are volunteers who play a vital role in safeguarding the rights of people with disability and fostering their inclusion in the community. This report includes changes and challenges to the community visitors program during the Covid-19 restrictions.
Report
Decision time: activating the rights of adults with cognitive disability
This report is a policy contribution relating to a number of matters that could enable Australia to better recognise and enliven the rights of people who, at times, need support with making decisions.
Report
Community Visitor Schemes review
This review explored the potential role of Community Visitor Schemes in the context of the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework, and makes recommendations within the overall commitment made by all governments to building a nationally consistent and responsive quality and safeguarding system that supports participant choice and control in the NDIS market.