Aged Care Services

National aged care links

AgedCarer: www.agedcarer.com.au
Department of Health and Ageing: www.health.gov.au
Department of Veterans’ Affairs: www.dva.gov.au
DPS Guide to Aged Care: www.agedcareguide.com.au
Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA): www.agedcare.org.au

NSW aged care links

Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care: www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au
NSW Department of Health: www.health.nsw.gov.au
Aged and Community Care Association of NSW & ACT: www.agedservices.asn.au

QLD aged care links

Aged Care Queensland (ACQI): www.acqi.org.au

VIC aged care links

Department of Human Services: www.dhs.vic.gov.au
Department of Health: www.health.vic.gov.au
Aged and Community Services (ACCV): www.accv.com.au

Disability Services

National disability links

Ability Research Centre: www.abilitycorp.com.au
Able Australia (formerly The Deafblind Association): www.ableaustralia.org.au
Association for Children with a Disability www.acd.org.au
National Disability Services (formerly ACROD): www.nds.org.au
Disability Discrimination Legal Service: www.communitylaw.org.au/ddls

NSW disability links

Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care: www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au
NSW Department of Health: www.health.nsw.gov.au

Respite links

National respite links

Carers Australia: www.carersaustralia.com.au
Commonwealth Respite and Carerlink Centre: www9.health.gov.au/ccsd/index.cfm
Department of Health and Ageing – National Respite for Carers: www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/ageing-carers-nrcp.htm

NSW respite links

Carers Australia NSW: www.carersnsw.asn.au 

QLD respite links

Carers Australia Queensland: www.qld.carersaustralia.com.au

VIC respite links

Carers Australia Victoria: www.carersvic.org.au
Department of Health and Ageing - Respite Care: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/ageing-carers-respite.htm
Respite North & West: www.respitenorthandwest.org.au  
Respite South: www.respitesouth.org.au
Respite East (RIDE): www.respiteeast.org.au 

Further links

beyondblue: The National Depression Initiative: www.beyondblue.org.au
Blind Citizens Australia: www.bca.org.au
Centrelink www.centrelink.gov.au
Family and Community Services portfolio: www.facs.gov.au
Service seeker: www.vic.serviceseeker.com.au
Home Instead Senior Care: www.homeinstead.com.au
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia www.fecca.org.au
DHS Privacy Info: www.dhs.vic.gov.au/privacy/public/html/ppolicy.htm

Fair treatment

National

Aged Care Advocacy - 1800 700 600
Aged Care Information Line - 1800 500 853

NSW

TARS: The Aged-care Rights Service - 02 9281 3600

QLD

Queensland Aged and Disability Advocacy - 1800 818 338
The Public Trustee (Queensland) - 07 32139288
Adult Guardian (Queensland) - 07 3234 0870

VIC

Seniors Rights Victoria - 1300 368 821
Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission - 1300 292 153
Office of the Public Advocate - 1300 309 337
Disability Services Commissioner - 1800 677 342