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SA Health launches Elder Abuse Prevention Campaign
SA Health’s Office for Ageing Well is focused on tackling ageism to raise awareness of, and safeguard, older people’s...
Preventing elder abuse webinar
A Compass webinar to help identify the ways you can reduce and minimise the risks of elder abuse.
Elder Abuse Response Trial - Final evaluation summary
The Elder Abuse Response Program has two Specialist Elder Abuse Response programs:
Whistleblower family says they’ve been slurred
A family says they became a target of false criminal allegations as payback for helping expose a sex abuse scandal in...
Daily hot meals delivered to your home
The European Meals Program is designed to support individuals over 65 years old, who face challenges in preparing mea...
Preventing and Responding to Financial Abuse
This guideline reflects good industry practice, and the ABA encourages members to use its principles to put in place...
Creating your financial support team
Financial matters can be easier to manage if you have a ‘support team’ of trusted people you can draw on.
Abuse of Older People: making your own decisions
This offers free, confidential legal and social work services to older people to help them deal with harm or neglect ...
25 more languages for Seniors Rights help
The Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) website has been updated to include videos and printable resources relating to elde...
Free resources and training for Aged Care Providers
Since 2019, Helping Hand’s Real Care The Second Time Around project has trained more than 6,000 aged care workers acr...
Elder Rights Fact Sheet from Legal Aid WA
This fact sheet gives you all the information you need about what Legal Aid WA does to help seniors, where to find th...
Consulting with Elders can deliver better care to Aboriginal people
A successful project has enabled mental health service providers in Perth to partner with Nyoongar Elders.
The hidden grief of ageing
In this fascinating long read essay in The Conversation, Carol Lefevre writes that “disbelief at the distance between...
Nominations for the 2022 Human Rights Awards are open now
Nominations for the 2022 Human Rights Awards open Monday 1 August and close Sunday 4th September 2022.
Life Care
Life Care provides quality aged care residential accommodation, in-home service, and respite as well as independent ...
Gaslighting and elder abuse: what you need to know
It’s been in the headlines in recent years, and it was even the Word of the Year in 2022. But what does it mean?
No Use-By Date: Doreen
One of nine videos in the 'No Use-by Date' series, developed to educate health and aged care providers about older pe...
'Ageism impacts everyone': Australians demand action
There's a push for a national plan to tackle ageism, with the majority of people over 50 demanding better support ahe...
McGowan Government restores $400 Safety and Security Rebate
Western Australian Seniors Card members can now claim up to $400 per household towards the purchase of eligible home ...
Retirement Village costs explained
Are you considering shifting into a retirement village and want to know more about the costs?
Elder Rights Australia
Free, confidential and independent aged care advocacy and information for older people living in Victoria, their fami...
New data shows a jump in older people dying from drug overdoses
When we talk about drug overdose deaths, many of us imagine a problem that affects young people.
COVID sees elderly face higher rates of mental health issues, isolation, cognitive decline
Elderly residents are suffering from heightened mental health issues, isolation, cognitive decline
Interreach
Interreach has been working to strengthen and support communities and to improve the social and personal wellbeing of...
Remaking the Retirement Villages Regulation
In NSW, retirement village operators are regulated by the Retirement Villages Regulation 2017. It will expire on 1 Se...
Peninsula Health
Part of Victoria’s trial integrated model of care for responding to suspected elder abuse. They have an elder abuse p...
Challenging assumptions makes a lot of sense
Andrew James recounts a story of his Nan and her right to hear.
Are older people reflected fairly in advertising?
This radio program was released on Ageism Awareness Day, and explains why a group of organisations is campaigning for...
Are your jabs up to date?
Millions of high-risk Australians aren’t getting vaccinated. A policy reset could save lives says The Conversation on...
WA Seniors Card helps in hard times
The rising cost of living is a major concern and most of us are feeling the impact of increases in utility bills, foo...