Aged Care and Disability Services

Resources

My Aged Care:

My Aged Care, established by the Australian Government, can help you find information about aged care services and what you need to do to receive them.

https://www.myagedcare.gov.au

COTA:

COTA Australia is the peak national organisation representing the rights, needs and interests of older Australians.  COTA Australia is the national policy and advocacy arm of the COTA Federation which comprises COTAs in each State and Territory. COTA Australia focuses on policy issues from the perspective of older people as citizens and consumers.

http://www.cota.org.au/

Department of Health:

Provides information, tools and resources to support the aged care sector through evidence-based policy, well targeted programs, and best practice regulation.

https://agedcare.health.gov.au

Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing

http://www.culturaldiversity.com.au/

Home Care Today:

It is a national service that aims to support both consumers and Home Care Package providers to make the most of the implementation of consumer direction in home care packages.

https://homecaretoday.org.au

Disability Advocacy Finder:

The Disability Advocacy Finder is a tool made available by the Department of Social Services (DSS) for the purposes of listing the contact details and locations of disability advocacy agencies.

https://disabilityadvocacyfinder.dss.gov.au/disability/ndap/

Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services:

Provides information, tools and resources to support the disability sector and clients.

https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/disability

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA):

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency. Our role is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers.

https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us