Seniors Rights Service

Seniors Rights Service is a community organisation dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights of older people, particularly vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. We provide a free legal service, aged care advocacy, provide social support and deliver community information of relevance to older people in New South Wales. Our legal service provides advice on legal issues to older people in NSW. We also offer a comprehensive referral service. Some additional assistance may be available to financially and socially disadvantaged people. Some of the many issues we advise on: • Abuse of older people• Financial exploitation• Consumer issues• Planning for later lifeSeniors Rights Service is a fully accredited community legal centre. Seniors Rights Service provides information and support to people using, or seeking to access, in-home and residential aged care services. Our aged care advocates are located across NSW to provide support for recipients of all Commonwealth funded aged care services. Seniors Rights Service advocacy work raises consumer issues on behalf of vulnerable older people to government, the aged care system and the community. We provide targeted rights-based information to a diverse range of older people regardless of cultural background or sexual orientation. Our aged care advocates, solicitors and education staff travel across NSW to support aged care recipients and the wider community. We hold information sessions at community groups, clubs, social and professional groups, aged care homes and retirement villages. We also hold forums and discussion panels. We collaborate with organisations and community groups to develop and implement projects on specific issues such as financial abuse of older people. Your rights. Your voice. Free, independent and confidential. Call Seniors Rights Service on 02 9281 3600 or visit SeniorsRightsService.org. au
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Employee Count: 43
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Seniors Rights Service is a community legal centre that protects the rights of older people.

We provide telephone advice, advocacy, legal advice and educational services.

Our advocates assist recipients of all Commonwealth funded aged-care services, their carers’ or family members to understand their rights under the Aged Care Act 1997. We help them to advocate for themselves to resolve issues and complaints with aged care providers to ensure optimal care is achieved.
Our legal service provides advice, assistance and education to older people in NSW.

Issues include: consumer issues (debt management, unfair contracts), human rights (elder abuse including financial, discrimination), planning ahead (wills, power of attorney, guardianship), accommodation issues (granny flats) and other issues.