Call the Aged Care Advocacy Line, our national team of advocates is available Monday to Friday 8am–8pm and Saturday 10am-4pm
Many older people, family members and other representatives have spoken to me about their frustration – and even despair – at the ongoing delays to the introduction of the new Aged Care Act. The window of opportunity is closing fast… Read More »A New Aged Care Act now
OPAN’s National Older Persons Reference Group meeting 2024 Age discrimination, affordable housing, and a more effective process for handling complaints … these were just some of the topics up for discussion when 23 members of OPAN’s National Older Persons Reference… Read More »Nothing about us, without us!
Aged care resident and National Older Persons Reference Group member Rosemary Seam Food was one of the top 5 care/service delivery issues* raised with OPAN advocates in the last financial year by older people living in residential aged care. A… Read More »‘I spend as little time in the dining room as I can’
Danijela Hlis – OPAN National Older Persons Reference Group member Many older people are caught between 2 worlds, according to dementia advocate and OPAN National Older Persons Reference Group member Danijela Hlis. ‘One is the world of the family, and if we… Read More »Building resilience
National Older Persons Reference Group Member Kate Puls. The back of an ambulance is not the place to start thinking about what’s important to you, says National Older Persons Reference Group Member Kate Puls. An ambassador for Advance Care Planning… Read More »‘Reclaim your voice’ with Advance care plan
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day 2024, four members of OPAN’s National Older Person’s Reference Group share their views on this year’s theme: ‘Inspiring Inclusion’. Danijela Hlis In the country of my birth, Slovenia, International Women’s Day was always a big… Read More »What inclusion means to older women
National Older Persons Reference Group member Gwenda Darling. If I hadn’t handed in my driver’s licence, it would have been taken off me. A few weeks earlier, I had been sitting at a set of traffic lights. I saw the… Read More »Without a licence, you are trapped
Montana Manning cared for her husband, Stanley, for 15 years after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. But as the progressive condition worsened, she found she could no longer support him at home. Reluctantly, Montana and Stanley decided it was time for… Read More »Montana feared she would lose her home
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and recognise that it always has been, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
We honour the strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay our respects to all Elders past and present.
Consistent with the vision of the aged care sector’s Aged Care Diversity Framework, our work aims for all older people to experience a high quality aged care system that ensures equitable access and outcomes and embraces their diverse characteristics and life experiences.
Aged Care Advocacy Line 8am – 8pm Mon – Fri | 10am – 4pm Sat
This number will connect you with the aged care advocacy organisation in your state or territory.
