NSW Ombudsman
Phone: 9286 1000 Level 24, 580 George St, Sydney 2000 Web:
www.ombo.nsw.gov.au
Health Care Complaints Commission
Phone: 9219 7444 or 1800 043 159 Level 13, 323 Castlereagh St, Sydney 2000 Mail: Locked Mail Bay 18, Strawberry Hills 2012 Web:
www.hccc.nsw.gov.au Independent organisation that resolves, investigates and prosecutes complaints about health care to protect the health and safety of the public.
Cultural and
Linguistically Diverse Services (CALD)
Armenian Aged Care & Community Welfare Centre
Phone: 9419 6394 10 Macquarie St, Chatswood 2067 Email:
welfare@armenian.com.au Case management, Information and
referral services for people in the Armenian community. Office: Mon-Fri 9am– 3pm. Day Centre: 8am–3pm Wed & Fri. Dementia Specific Day Care: Tues 8am–3pm.
Australian Chinese Community Assoc. Phone: 9412 3488 Suite 103, Level 1, 10 Help St, Chatswood 2067 Day care, dementia care, counselling, educational seminars, social activities, social support and referral services for frail-aged Chinese people and their carers. Mandarin, Cantonese spoken.
Australian Chinese Community Assoc. - Western Centre
Phone: 9687 8981 15 Hunter St, Parramatta 2150 Web:
www.acca.org.au Broad range of services including aged day care service, dementia day care and Community Aged Care Packages (CACP) for age 65+ and frail aged Chinese people. Cantonese, Mandarin spoken. Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm.
Balcombe Heights Aged Day Care Italian Group
Phone: 8852 6300 Building 17, Balcombe Heights Estate, 92 Seven Hills Rd, Baulkham Hills 2153 Social groups for Italian and Sri Lankan seniors. Activities include health assessments, falls prevention, social activities and outings. Transport can be provided.
Chinese Australian Services Society
Phone: 9789 4587 Aged and disability services including Community Aged Care Packages (CAPS) for people from Chinese and Korean communities, and Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) and Extended Aged Care at Home – Dementia (EACH-D) for people from Chinese communities.
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Services for Aboriginal People
Aboriginal Community Options Packages
Phone: 9979 7677 For Aboriginal clients living within the Northern Beaches, Lane Cove, Willoughby, Mosman, North Sydney, Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Ryde and Hunter's Hill local government areas.
Aboriginal Disability Network NSW
Phone: 9519 5005 202/3 Gladstone St, Newtown 2043 Brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability to tell stories, give each other support, create a voice for positive change and speak for themselves.
Aboriginal Home Care Service
Referral and access to home and community support services specifically for people with
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Can provide support workers who are culturally aware of an individual's needs. Phone the Aboriginal Access and Assessment Centre on 1300 797 606
Wangary Aboriginal Home Care Phone 4734 9422
Carers NSW local support coordination for older Aboriginal and Islander carers
Phone: 1800 242 636 (free call unless from mobiles) Carers NSW is an association for relatives and friends who are caring for people with a disability, mental health problem, chronic condition or who are frail aged. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander aged 45 or over and caring for a son or daughter with a disability or long-term illness, there is a FREE local service that can help you. Carers NSW can help you solve
immediate and urgent problems with practical help, advice and referrals.
Indigenous Women's Legal Contact Line: Phone: 1800 639 784 10am-12.30pm on Mon, Tues and Thurs.
Northern Beaches Aboriginal Advisory Service
Phone: 9979 7677 Information, support and advocacy services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are age 45+ or have a disability, their carers, and other service providers within the Manly, Warringah and Pittwater local government areas.
Guringai & Darug Homelands logo artwork: Created by Northern Beaches artist, Jessica Birk.
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