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USEFUL LINKS
Aged Care Advocacy Services in other States
| New South Wales | www.tars.com.au |
| Queensland | www.qada.org.au |
| South Australia | www.sa.agedrights.asn.au |
| West Australia | www.advocare.org.au |
| Tasmania | www.advocacytasmania.com.au |
| Northern Territory | www.dcls.org.au |
| ACT | www.adacas.org.au |
Commonwealth Government/Aged Care
| Dept. of Health and Aged Care | www.health.gov.au |
| Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance | www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/ publishing.nsf/Content/ ageing-complaints-index.au |
| Dept. of Health and Aged Care | www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au |
| The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency | www.accreditation.org.au |
Links to help with legal issues/complaints
| Commonwealth Ombudsman | www.comb.gov.au |
| Consumer Affairs Victoria | www.consumer.vic.gov.au |
| Health Services Commission | www.health.vic.gov.au/hsc |
| Law Institute of Victoria | www.liv.asn.au |
| Law4u | www.law4u.com.au |
| Mental Health Legal Centre | www.communitylaw.org.au/mentalhealth |
| Office of the Public Advocate | www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au |
| Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) | www.vcat.vic.gov.au |
| Victoria Law Foundation | www.victorialaw.org.au |
| Victoria Legal Aid | www.legalaid.vic.gov.au |
| Victorian Ombudsman | www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au |
Links to help with financial issues
| Centrelink | www.centrelink.gov.au |
| Financial Planning Association of Australia | www.fpa.asn.au |
| National Information Centre on Retirement Investments | www.nicri.org.au |
| State Trustees | www.statetrustees.com.au |
Links to help with health/medical issues
| Alzheimer's Australia (VIC) | www.alzheimers.org.au |
| ARBIAS | www.arbias.org.au |
| Australian Centre for Evidence-Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) | www.latrobe.edu.au/nursing/ Research/ACEBAC/index.php |
| Continence Foundation of Australia | www.continence.org.au |
| Headway Victoria | www.headwayvictoria.org.au |
| National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) | www.nari.unimelb.edu.au/ |
| Respecting Patient Choices | www.respectingpatientchoices.org.au |
| Wound Foundation of Australia | www.woundfoundation.org.au |
Other Consumer Organisations
| Carers Victoria | www.carersvic.org.au |
| Council on the Ageing (VIC) | www.cotavic.org.au |
| Retirement Village Residents Association | www.rvra.org.au |
| Tenants Union of Victoria | www.tuv.org.au |
| Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria | www.eccv.org.au |
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