Seniors

See also our COVID page for information pertinent to seniors during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Age UK

Aged Care Complaints Scheme

Phone: 1800 550 552
To complain about residential care services and community aged care packages.
To report suspected abuse within a residential aged care facility.

Dementia Australia & NRMA

Staying on the Move with Dementia (pdf to download)

Daniel Morcombe Foundation

Help Me Safety App

FREE To assist people of all ages, from 7 to 97, covering all kinds of personal emergency situations!

Elder Abuse Prevention Unit

Definition of types of Elder Abuse

Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC)

Phone: 02 9219 7444 or toll free 1800 043 159
To complain about health care providers, eg mental health, public & private hospitals, GPs, psychologists, physios, ambulance, naturapaths, massage therapists etc.

Human Services

Grandparent Advisers
Phone: 1800 245 965. (FREE if you call from your home phone.)
Extra support for grandparents and non-parent carers with ongoing care for children.

National Aged Care Advocacy Line

Phone: 1800 700 600
Who can provide an advocate who can assist you, eg to make a complaint.

Neighbourhood Watch Ku-ring-gai & Hornsby

Our 20 Favourite Crime Prevention Tips for Retirement Communities (pdf to download)
Our 20 Favourite Crime Prevention Tips for Seniors (pdf to download)
Our 20 Favourite Crime Prevention Tips for Staff in Aged Care (pdf to download)

Neighbourhood Watch W.A.

Crime Prevention Resources – Our Communities: Senior Safety Brochure

NPS MedicineWise

Medicines List (pdf to download)
The National Prescribing Service Hotline
Phone: 1300 633 424
They can talk to you about medication interactions, how medicine works, side effects etc.