RESIDENTIAL CARE
Who is ERA's service for?
For any person in Victoria who:
- lives in a high or low-care aged care facility, formerly known as nursing homes and hostels;
- is being assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Service;
- may have to move into an aged care facility if Community Care services cannot support them in their own home.
How can ERA assist you?
We can:
- provide you with information, support and advice, regarding rights and responsibilities.
- encourage and support action by individual people or groups (or their representatives) including making approaches to management with issues or problems.
- assist with complaints.
- assist with the development of or support residents' committees.
- provide information and education to staff and management.
- consult on policies to enhance consumer rights.
- promote community awareness of the rights of older people.
Further information
You will find more useful information in our fact sheets, including: