Advocacy For residents, recipients and their carers of Commonwealth subsidised: i Aged Care Homes – Low and High Care i CACP (Community Aged Care Packages) i EACH (Extended Aged Care at Home Packages) i EACH Dementia Packages TARS provides information, advice, advocacy and support to help with: i Gaining an understanding of individual rights i Promoting rights i Resolving concerns about your aged care services Legal The Older Persons’ Legal Service (OPLS) provides legal advice, referral, limited assistance and education for financially and socially disadvantaged older people in New South Wales OPLS is a partnership with, and funded by, Legal Aid NSW The service includes advice about: i Consumer rights i Human rights i Limited Social Security i Power of Attorney i Guardianship Retirement Villages TARS provides advocacy and casework to the residents of self care units and serviced apartments arising from the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (NSW) Education and Promotion Service Provides education and information on: i Advocacy services offered by TARS i Legal services offered by OPLS i A comparison between aged care homes and retirement villages to the following groups: i Residents, relatives and staff of aged care homes i Carer groups i Residents of retirement villages i Seniors’ groups i Retirees i Professional groups i Community workers i Students and educators of aged care and welfare courses i Staff of organisations dealing with issues affecting older people