Links & Hints

Questions to ask when you visit aged homes

• Are single rooms available or only shared accommodation?
• Is there easy access to well maintained outdoor areas?
• What furnishings and personal items can you bring in?
• Did you receive good written information?
• Are your questions received positively?
• Does the aged care staff appear to treat residents and their visitors with respect?
• What the qualifications are of staff i.e. Registered Nurses, trained carers?
• Is there a meaningful Activity Programme?
• Is there overnight staffing appropriate to residents needs?
• Has the facility achieved accreditation?

Sites of Interest:

Department of Health and Ageing
www.health.gov.au
www.seniors.gov.au

Centrelink
www.centrelink.gov.au

Commonwealth Carelinks Centres
www.commcarelink.health.gov.au

Cota, Council of the ageing
www.cotavic.org.au/seniorsinformation

Alzheimer's Australia
www.alzheimers.org.au

Ability Research Centre
www.abilitycorp.com.au/index.htm
Ability assists people with disabilities to obtain maximum benefits from modern computer technology.

Able Australia (formerly The Deafblind Association)
www.ableaustralia.org.au
The Deafblind Association has provided support and services to people with deafblindness and/or a multiple disability since 1967.

Ageing Well
www.ageingwell.org.au
Information on health and wellbeing for people as they age.

Beyondblue - The National Depression Initiative
www.beyondblue.org.au
Although the major focus of this website is depression, the information is useful in the context that depression often co-exists and can cause symptoms similar to dementia.

Blind Citizens Australia
www.bca.org.au
The united voice of blind and vision-impaired Australians. Our mission is to achieve equity and equality by our empowerment, by promoting positive community attitudes, and by striving for high quality and accessible services which meet our needs.

Carers Australia (plus State and Territory sites)
www.carersaustralia.com.au
There is a Carers Association in each State and Territory of Australia and their aim is to advocate for and support the needs, views and concerns of carers. They offer a range of services and support such as counselling, carer support groups, respite coordination and information. The website provides information and resources to support carers.

Department of Veterans’ Affairs
www.dva.gov.au
Website for all matters relating to Veterans.

Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing
www.culturaldiversity.com.au
This website has been developed to guide and promote best practice standards of care for high quality and accessible aged care services responsive to the needs of Australia’s diverse community.

Office of the Public Advocate
www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au
The Office of the Public Advocate is an independent statutory office, working to promote the interests, rights and dignity of Victorians with disability.

Victorian Council for Deaf People Inc.
www.vcod.com.au
Victorian Council of Deaf People (VCOD) is a non-profit, consumer-driven organisation, led and controlled by Deaf Victorians to provide a voice for Deaf Victorians.