COURSE CATEGORY
Professional Skills
Accommodation Options for the Elderly
Published 5 August 2026.
As Australians live longer, choosing the right accommodation later in life has become increasingly complex. Whether remaining at home, downsizing or transitioning into supported living, each option carries important legal, financial and personal considerations. Lawyers play a vital role in helping older clients and their families navigate these decisions while identifying potential risks, preserving autonomy and avoiding unintended consequences. In this practical one-hour on-demand session, Professor Sue Field provides an introduction to the key accommodation pathways available to older Australians, equipping practitioners with the knowledge to better advise clients on the opportunities, risks and considerations associated with each option.
By completing this course, you will:
- Examine the key accommodation options available to older Australians, including selling the family home, downsizing, retirement villages and granny flat arrangements.
- Identify the legal, financial and practical considerations that influence accommodation decisions, including aged care pathways, ownership structures and common risks to be aware of.
Completion of this course will earn you 1 CPD unit
TARGET AUDIENCE
All practitioners
CPD POINTS
1
TYPE
Video-based interactive module
Course Author: Professor Sue Field
Professor Sue Field
Sue Field is an Australian Legal Practitioner who has worked both in practice and academe in the area of Elder Law for close to twenty years. During this time Sue has researched, consulted, taught, published and presented widely in this emerging speciality.
Sue is currently a member of the following NSW Law Society’s Committees, Elder Law, Capacity and Succession and Rural Issues; a member of the ALRC Elder Abuse Advisory Committee, a Distinguished Fellow at the Canadian Centre for Elder Law, a Research Fellow at UWA and a Lead Investigator in the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre.
Sue is co-editor of the text on ‘Elder Law – A Guide for working with Older Australians’ Federation Press, 2018. Sue has also co-authored a lay person’s guide to elder law published in 2019.
