Industry Links

The Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) offers a free, confidential and independent service to older people (or their representatives) who are:

• Receiving community based services
• Living in Commonwealth subsidised aged care facilities
• Receiving community aged care packages
• At risk of, or are, experiencing abuse.

ARAS provides advocacy assistance to support older people to uphold their rights and is the South Australian component of the National Aged Care Advocacy Program. The ARAS website provides more information about the range of work that ARAS undertakes, and about advocacy.

Visit the website - www.sa.agedrights.asn.au

The Commonwealth Carelink Program is a Commonwealth Government initiative in Australia. The aim of the program is to assist older people, younger people with a disability and their carers to remain living independently in their own homes by providing information about home care and support services available in the community.

Visit the website - www.carelinksa.asn.au

Carer Support and Respite Centre Inc. is a not for profit organisation (charitable status) that provides information, support and respite to all Carers who reside in the south and east metropolitan region of Adelaide, South Australia.

The organisation is Carer driven, planning its programs around the needs of the Carers ensuring that all groups are catered for i.e. Young Carers, Male Carers and Carers from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Visit the website - www.carersupport.org.au

Dept for Communities and Social Inclusion (DFC) is committed to ensuring that all South Australians have access to quality services that protect and enhance the community's well-being and provide support to people when they need it.

Visit the website - www.dcsi.sa.gov.au

The South Australian State Office of the Department of Veterans' Affairs serves members of Australia's veteran and Defence Force communities, their war widows, widow(er)s, and dependents through programmes of care, compensation, commemoration and defence support services.

Visit the website - www.dva.gov.au/sa_nt/sa_home.htm

DisAbilitySA.org is a collaborative effort to share information, resources, ideas and support between people with all types of disabilities; to highlight organizations and businesses that provide these services; and to advance public attitudes, awareness, respect and consideration for the success of people with disabilities.

Our objectives are as follows:

• To increase community awareness about services for people with disabilities and their families
• To create exposure in the community for nonprofits serving people with disabilities
• To create partnership opportunities for nonprofits and businesses to better serve people with disabilities and their families
• To increase awareness about the contributions of people with disabilities to our community.

Visit the website - www.disabilitysa.org

Ethnic Link Services is a statewide program which is funded by Home and Community Care and aims to ensure:

• People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds have access to supports that will assist them to remain living in their own homes.
• Support services are responsive to language and cultural needs.
• No fees are charged for our services.

Visit the website - www.ucwpa.org.au/community-services/ethnic-link-services/

Visit the website - www.mac.org.au

Visit the website - www.myagedcare.gov.au

The NDIS helps support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers. The NDIS will mean peace of mind for every Australian - for anyone who has, or might acquire, a disability.

Visit the website - https://www.ndis.gov.au

Visit the website - www.relayservice.gov.au

The Seniors Information Service aims to maximise the independence and improve the quality of life of seniors by providing access to free information about the services and facilities available to them.

Visit the website - www.seniors.asn.au

302 South Road, Hilton - Phone 8352 4644

Visit the website - www.stroke.org.au