TARS: The Aged-care Rights Service, NSW
Including The Older Persons Legal Service (OPLS)
Advocacy service
The Aged-care Rights Service (TARS) is a community legal centre that provides advocacy for the residents of Commonwealth funded hostels and nursing homes, self-care retirement villages and recipients of in-home aged care in NSW. We also give information on the costs associated with entering an aged care facility and give advice on retirement village contracts. All calls to TARS are confidential.
Vale John Townsend
TARS Educators are available to provide education sessions to seniors groups, staff and residents of aged care facilities and retirement villages and also professional groups such as Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs). Complete and send our Education Request Form for an educator to contact your organisation to arrange an education session.
The Aged-care Rights Service Inc is registered as an association under the Associations Incorporation ACT 1984 (NSW). Under its rules and objects, TARS' affairs are controlled and managed by a community based management committee. TARS is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Attorney General's Department, NSW Office of Fair Trading, and Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care.
