One in seven Australians are aged 65 years and older, with women having an average life expectancy 4.1 years greater than that of men (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012). Unfortunately, social and financial disadvantages preferentially impact the sub-set of older Australian women who live by themselves, contributing to their increased risk of poverty as they age, potentially negatively impacting their physical, mental and social wellbeing (Feldman & Radermacher, 2016). Approximately 34% of older Australian women live by themselves (Ervin et al., 2021). The greater risk of poverty for this group is multi-factorial. There is a significant gap in wealth accumulation between men and women, leaving women with a much larger disadvantage. This has led to more older women living by themselves in rental properties, where rental prices are increasing (Kavanagh et al., 2013). Furthermore, women are also at greater risk of experiencing family violence with the associated mental health issues, which, combined with financial disadvantage, leaves them more vulnerable to losing their independence (Joe et al., 2020;Shaw et al., 2021;Tamminen et al., 2019). Some older women may also be forced, due to housing affordability, to live further away from family and other social supports, leading to difficulties in staying in their own home, independently, for longer (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2018). These factors contribute to women being at higher risk of losing their home and thereby needing to seek care when their independence is compromised.