Retirement Issues & Rights

Just when you are ready to move in and settle in your retirement home, questions cloud up your mind: What would happen if I needed more care in the future? If it is a retirement property, would I have access to additional help if I needed it? What if I leave for extended periods of time -- such as for a vacation…or if I get hospitalized?

Just when you are ready to move in and settle in your retirement home, questions cloud up your mind: What would happen if I needed more care in the future? If it is a retirement property, would I have access to additional help if I needed it? What if I leave for extended periods of time -- such as for a vacation…or if I get hospitalized?

These are just some of your issues to deal and it pays to think carefully.

Check out your rights too, such as: the right to be treated with dignity and respect; the right to information...confidentiality...own views and ideas...some-one of your choice with you...; an interpreter if necessary; an independent advocate..., among many others.

Talk to any professional advisers you may have and check that you fully understand your issues and your rights. The Centre for Elder Law University of Western Sydney strives to contribute to the advancement and awareness of the legal interests of older adults in Australia.

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