The DPS Guide to Aged Care website is an online guide designed to help older people and their families find accommodation, home care and community aged care facilities. Many times elderly people and their families will face a sudden crisis when they have sudden acute medical issues or sudden changes in their personal circumstances.
In response to the need for one place to conveniently and easily find solutions in this kind of crisis period, the information and resources in aged care here have been compiled over the years.
The online guide is constantly updated with new and useful information, but for those who prefer a more traditional form of information or to simply have a hard copy of it, we have published the DPS Guide to Aged Care book, which is designed to complement the website.
Aged Care News: Meditation may slow ageing - 17 May
Breathe in, and breathe out as you clear your mind. Practicing this daily ritual may in fact improve mental and physical health as well as slow the signs of ageing, according to a new University of Sydney study. Based on the ancient definition of meditation - "a meditator sits and like a log, he does not think". Read Story ›
Featured DPS Guide Profile for Aged Care Community Retirement & Health Care: McInerney Barratt Financial Solutions
Aged Care - financial solutions for peace of mind McInerney Barratt Financial Solutions offer: Individual support from fully qualified, authorised financial planners specializing in aged care. Calculations of all Centrelink, aged care entry requirements and cash flow needs. Analysis of ongoing ... More info ›Quick Browse DPS Guide to Aged Care
Compliment this website with the DPS Guide to Aged Care Book
This book presents all homes, services and products from your state in a simple, comparative format and provides the unique DPS id numbers for easy reference on this website.
Latest Vacancies
- NSW Ruby Manor
- SA Salisbury Private Nursing Home (under sanctions until May 2012)
- VIC Vermont Aged Care
- VIC Caulfield House SRS
- NSW Tallwoods Corner Aged Care Service
- VIC Embracia in Reservoir
- VIC Somercare
- VIC Ascot House
- VIC Milford Hall SRS
- WA Waminda Care Centre
- WA Bentley Park
- WA Kingia Care Centre
- ACT Jindalee Aged Care Residence
Latest News
- ‘Tailor-made’ care
- Inner-city aged care living
- Meditation may slow ageing
- Don’t forget grandparents
- Dementia degree improving lives
- Forget ‘My Aged Care’
- Calling inspiring Vic seniors
- Plan ahead to avoid elder abuse
- Funding for hip fracture research
- Don’t underestimate life span, ladi
- New arthritis care program
- Veterans support ‘anytime, anywhere
- Over-medicating potentially deadly
