Home and residence choices for older people
Home and Residence Choices for Older People aims to help older Australians, their families and those who care for them, with important lifestyle and housing decisions.
This booklet includes information on:
- how to make sure older people get the care they need
- how to get help in the home
- accommodation choices that are available and how these choices may affect entitlement to payments and services, and
- payments and services delivered by Centrelink and other government departments.
Copies of Home and residence choices for older people can be obtained by:
- downloading a copy
- phoning FaHCSIA on 1800 050 009, quoting the product number FaHCSIA 0831.0505 for a hard copy
- phoning Centrelink on 132 300 for a hard copy
- visiting the nearest Centrelink Customer Service Centre or Retirement Service Centre.
Home and Residence Choices for Older People was published by the former Department of Families, Community Services (FaCS). The Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Health and Aging contributed text on areas within their portfolio responsibilities.
Note:
This book was published in 2005. Please check currency of information.
For information about this book translated into various languages see the language message - PDF [580kB].