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Today, on Economic Abuse Awareness Day, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) are drawing attention to one of the most common, yet least recognised forms of family violence affecting older people.
With the rollout of the new Aged Care Act just months away, major questions remain about how services will work in practice, including how they’ll be delivered, what they’ll cost, and how people in hardship will be supported.
Alberta (whose name has been changed) is a 50-year-old female from a migrant background, experiencing long-term unemployment (over 13 years)…
Our expert Care Finder team is honoured to help Maxine* and her husband Fred* relieve some of the stress in their lives through the activation of a Level 4 Home Care Package and a continued, trusted support worker.
Our expert Care Finder team is honoured to help Ada* begin to fully activate and access the supports available inside her Level 4 Home Care Package (HCP), working through language and trust barriers to do so.
With Care Finder being a new program, a large focus of our team has been around assertive outreach. Our aim
COTA Victoria volunteer Anita Smith (pictured above) is the co-author of “Death of a Partner,” a major COTA Victoria publication.
Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) is a program of COTA Victoria that exists to prevent elder abuse. Elder abuse occurs when
What are fake tradies? People who claim to be tradesmen and offer to do work on your home at reduced
