Hundreds of group homes face closure as an eight-year $2.1 billion Victorian funding agreement comes to an end.

Almost 2,000 people with severe disability may be forced to move.

As Val and Ralph reached their twilight years, they thought they could rest easy knowing their daughter was in the best possible hands.

Connie, 51, has lived in her group home in Melbourne’s northern suburbs for 20 years.

On the day the ABC visits, the rich tenor of singing star Andrea Bocelli fills the home as she watches one of his Christmas concerts, occasionally letting out a squeal of delight.