Council on the Ageing (Victoria)
cotavic@cotavic.org.au
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Ever Wondered Who to Ask?
Seniors Information Victoria offers free information on a wide range of issues of interest to older Victorians including:
– Housing options from independent living to residential care
– Home-based and community services
– General information on financial and legal issues
– Health and wellbeing
– Retirement
– New learning opportunities
Phone 1300 135 090
We are open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm.
Interpreter available via the Telephone and Interpreting Service on 13 14 50
Or
Call in and visit our shopfront location at 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Vic 3000.
Talk to one of the information staff or just browse.
Or
Click here to email your inquiry.
Seniors Information Victoria also presents the "Need to Know?" Information Series on topics of interest to older people.
Click here for details of the next information session.
If you would like to be kept informed about "Need to Know?" sessions, please contact us and we will put you on our mailing list.
Seniors Information Victoria has produced a series of information sheets in response to frequently asked questions. These cover government-subsidised support in the home as well as various accommodation options. For information on home-based support, there are the subsidised programs, Community Aged Care Packages and Home and Community Care. Considering moving? There are information sheets on the independent living options Resident-Funded Retirement Villages and Independent Living Units. For assisted living, the information sheets range from Supported Residential Services and Abbeyfield Housing to low-level (hostel) and high-level (nursing home) residential care.
Visit the Links page for a listing of useful links.
Seniors Information Victoria is an initiative of COTA Victoria supported by the Department for Victorian Communities.
