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Moving from home care to aged care: Recognise the right time for your loved one

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Fun activities and outings make respite care centres a big part of many clients’ social lives, while offering their carers a much-needed break.

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.

Most people are apprehensive about the idea of being assisted with personal care but accepting help can mean living independently for longer.

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.

“Even taking my clients shopping is a social experience,” Anglicare’s Leeane Fleming says. (Picture posed by models).

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.

We all want the best for our older relatives, and sometimes that means assisting them with access to funding for aged care that suits their needs.

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.

Even with assistance from their adult children, some older people find it hard to cope with the chores living alone requires. This is where home care services can help.

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.

The conversations with the most at stake are always the hardest ones to have, and talking about a loved one’s declining abilities is one of them.

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.

Anglicare's home carers ensure their clients get to keep enjoying all the routines and rituals they've always enjoyed. Source: supplied.

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.

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