How ARAS can assist

How ARAS advocates can assist older Aboriginal people:

• Provide information about the rights, entitlements and responsibilities when using aged care services, including mainstream services and Aboriginal-specific services.
• Support to help the older person to speak up and resolve their concerns.
• Speak on the older person's behalf (represent them).
• Give strategies to assist the older person to protect themselves if they are at risk of abuse by family or friends.
• Provide information and education sessions about the rights of older people in aged and community services to groups of older people or to the staff of these services.
• Assist with policies that ensure the rights of older Aboriginal people are upheld and that improve service responses to their needs.