The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) welcomes the introduction of a voluntary assisted dying Bill to the New South Wales parliament. We support laws that give people who are terminally ill end of life options, with safeguards and protections to ensure they can give their informed consent without being pressured by anyone else, OPAN CEO

The Older Persons Advocacy Network supports laws that give people who are terminally ill end of life options, with safeguards and protections to ensure they can give their informed consent without being pressured by anyone else. Older people need these same rights and options, with appropriate safeguards to ensure they can give their informed consent

Four organisations representing older Australians are marking Aged Care Employee Day with a special message for Australia’s aged care workers, thanking them for the extraordinary dedication, skill and compassion they have brought to their work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.  Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, Carers Australia, Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) and Dementia Australia recognise

Transcript available here >> Ageism is when someone treats an older person badly because of their age, like believing older people can’t make decisions for themselves, using patronising names, or making so-called jokes about ageing. But those attitudes have an enormous impact on older people. Ageism can lead to poor physical and mental health, financial

The Older Persons Advocacy Network and its members remain concerned about the local health service and aged care provider interpretations of visitation restrictions and ‘Stay at Home’ requirements, which are broader than those for other Australians and go against older people’s rights. The rights of older people under the Charter of Aged Care Rights are