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	Aged Care face-to-face services Are you planning for aged care or helping a family member or loved one with their aged care needs? ServicesAustralia and healthgovau‘s My Aged Care have new face-to-face services to help you better understand your aged care options. At all Services Australia service centres, you can get general information about aged care services and help connecting to My Aged Care’s online and phone channels. In selected sites, a dedicated Aged Care Specialist Officer can give you more personalised support. They can give you in-depth information about your aged care options and refer you for a My Aged Care assessment if you’re eligible. They’ll also link you to a range of other support services. To find out more information about these services, go to: servicesaustralia.gov.au/myagedcarefacetoface
	Council on the Ageing in Tasmania (COTA) Peer Education Sessions Free 40 minute sessions delivered in your meeting place on request. Topics available include: Recognising and preventing elder abuse. Recognising and preventing financial abuse, including scams Home Fire Safety Eat for Life Getting Your House in Order To arrange a peer education session, contact COTA on 03 6231 3265 or admin@cotatas.org.au www.cotatas.org.au
	Derwent Valley Community House The Derwent Valley Community House is a vibrant and inclusive community space providing a range of in house activities and community wide programs. Our community work includes providing formal and informal education and training, volunteer experience, a monthly community market, and an exciting range of in house activties for everyone.
	26TEN - Improving adult literacy and numeracy in Tasmania 26TEN is for people, businesses, community groups, governments who want to live in a state where all adults have the reading, writing, numeracy and communication skills they need. www.26ten.tas.gov.au
	Derwent Valley is proud to be a member of The Right Place program. The Right Place aims to better connect people with health and community services. It is a health literacy initiative, originating in the Huon Valley, which is assisting communities to enhance knowledge of available services and support access to local health and community services. RESOURCES The Right Place website Health Service outreach in the Derwent ValleyThe Right Place website