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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...

News
Updated  14/6/23

Preventing elder abuse webinar

A Compass webinar to help identify the ways you can reduce and minimise the risks of elder abuse.

Resource - Webinar
Updated  10/5/24

Elder Abuse Response Trial - Final evaluation summary

The Elder Abuse Response Program has two Specialist Elder Abuse Response programs:

Resource - Report
Updated  25/2/24

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...

News
Updated  9/12/24

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...

Resource - Website
Updated  1/11/25

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...

Resource - Brochure
Updated  24/3/24

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.

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Updated  9/12/25

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 ...

Resource - Factsheet
Updated  2/2/24

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...

Resource - Website
Updated  2/2/24

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...

Resource - Training
Updated  9/10/25

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...

Resource - Factsheet
Updated  2/3/24

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.

News
Updated  19/7/24

The hidden grief of ageing

In this fascinating long read essay in The Conversation, Carol Lefevre writes that “disbelief at the distance between...

News
Updated  24/9/23

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.

News
Updated  29/8/22

Life Care

Life Care provides quality aged care residential accommodation, in-home service, and respite as well as independent ...

Service Providers
Updated  28/3/24

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?

News
Updated  22/11/24

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...

Resource - Video
Updated  16/3/24

'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...

News
Updated  2/5/25

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 ...

News
Updated  2/9/21

Retirement Village costs explained

Are you considering shifting into a retirement village and want to know more about the costs?

Resource - Video
Updated  3/12/25

Elder Rights Australia

Free, confidential and independent aged care advocacy and information for older people living in Victoria, their fami...

Service Providers
Updated  4/12/25

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.

News
Updated  7/9/25

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

News
Updated  22/9/21

Interreach

Interreach has been working to strengthen and support communities and to improve the social and personal wellbeing of...

Service Providers
Updated  26/3/24

Remaking the Retirement Villages Regulation

In NSW, retirement village operators are regulated by the Retirement Villages Regulation 2017. It will expire on 1 Se...

News
Updated  24/2/25

Peninsula Health

Part of Victoria’s trial integrated model of care for responding to suspected elder abuse. They have an elder abuse p...

Service Providers
Updated  3/4/24

Challenging assumptions makes a lot of sense

Andrew James recounts a story of his Nan and her right to hear.

Page
Updated  19/12/23

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...

Resource - Podcast
Updated  17/10/24

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...

News
Updated  1/12/23

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...

News
Updated  6/7/23
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