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Moving from home care to aged care: Recognise the right time for your loved one
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Home care
Everybody needs a break: Why understanding respite care is vital for family carers
Everybody needs a break: Why understanding respite care is vital for family carers
Carers need care too, and that’s where respite care services – ranging from just a few hours to several weeks – come in.
Home care
There’s no need to be embarrassed: What personal care at home really involves
There’s no need to be embarrassed: What personal care at home really involves
Personal or hygiene care is one of the least understood parts of the vital home care service range, but one of the most important in helpful older Australians remain in their own homes.
Home care
An insider’s story: ‘Being a home-care carer is so rewarding for me and my clients’
An insider’s story: ‘Being a home-care carer is so rewarding for me and my clients’
A strong carer-client home care relationship doesn’t just provide social benefits – carers can be the first to notice a health issue that needs urgent attention.
Home care
Get the home care funding you need with expert help on the My Aged Care process
Get the home care funding you need with expert help on the My Aged Care process
This simple overview of My Aged Care funding for home care makes it easier to get started on accessing the assistance you or your loved one needs.
Home care
When help is unwelcome: Talking to a fiercely independent parent about home care
When help is unwelcome: Talking to a fiercely independent parent about home care
Baby Boomers and their parents pride themselves on ‘managing for themselves’, so discussing home help can be difficult – but there are ways to smooth the conversation.
Good health
Tackling the tricky topic of home care with your loved one
Tackling the tricky topic of home care with your loved one
Certain conversations in life are never easy, and this is one of them. But there are ways to ensure the discussion goes as smoothly as possible.
Home care
Recognise these signs? Changes that mean a loved one needs in-home help
Recognise these signs? Changes that mean a loved one needs in-home help
Organising home care earlier rather than waiting for a crisis can a big impact on your mum’s or dad’s ability to live independently.