Episode 30: Continence Poverty - The Cost When You Can't Afford

How many times a year do you think the average person with a disability, requiring products like these would need to go to the bathroom? 

How much does it cost?

What does someone do when they can’t afford basic medical necessities to go to the bathroom?

AND what happens if you are an immigrant who needs continence products and you don’t qualify for any funding at all?

Edwina Spooner from Coloplast is back and we talk about the very sobering realities for a lot of people who don’t have access to a lot of funding or may not have any funding at all and the ripple effect it creates.

Information in this episode:

Coloplast: https://products.coloplast.com.au/

Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS): https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/continence-aids-payment-scheme-caps

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): https://www.ndis.gov.au/

My Aged Care: https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/

Continence Foundation of Australia: https://www.continence.org.au/

Parliament of Australia - Find your local Member: https://www.aph.gov.au/senators_and_members/members

Have The Nerve Episode Three - What you should know about SCI and bladder management: https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/what-you-should-know-about-sci-and-bladder-management/

Have The Nerve Episode Four - What you should know about SCI and bowel management: https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/sci-and-bowel-management/

Credits
This episode has been written, produced and edited by Susan Wood. Logo art by Cobie Ann Moore.

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. For more information about our supports and services, visit our Resource Hub at https://scia.org.au/resources/resource-hub/.