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Caring for a loved one
Thriving at home: A guide for ensuring your ageing parents live their best lives
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Caring for a loved one
How respite care can recharge and renew you and your loved ones
How respite care can recharge and renew you and your loved ones
Taking a break is important, especially when your carer is a loved one, but it’s also a fantastic way to “try before you buy” when it comes to aged care facilities.
Aged care
Don’t let the ageing parent trap derail your retirement
Don’t let the ageing parent trap derail your retirement
Brian Herd shares 10 tips to help you prepare for your ageing parent's future to avoid stressful disputes – and pave the way for a peaceful retirement.
Home care
Recognising the signs your loved one needs in-home support
Recognising the signs your loved one needs in-home support
Don’t wait until a fall happens – keep an eye out for these changes that could indicate your parent or partner needs a helping hand at home.
Home care
‘Wonderful home care saved Mum from a downward spiral in hospital’
‘Wonderful home care saved Mum from a downward spiral in hospital’
“We thought she was dying. She didn't, though, because we could get her home and it made all the difference.”
Caring for a loved one
Support an older loved one to live independently with these nifty items
Support an older loved one to live independently with these nifty items
If your mum or dad live independently but need a little bit of help, these assisted-living items could do the trick.
Aged care
Let us live at home for longer: Older Aussies largely opposed to aged care
Let us live at home for longer: Older Aussies largely opposed to aged care
The Aged Care Royal Commission released new data showing Aussies would overwhelmingly prefer to live out old age in the comfort of their own homes.
Politics
More support for older Aussies as PM unveils 6’100 extra home care packages
More support for older Aussies as PM unveils 6’100 extra home care packages
"This is about ensuring that Australians, as they age, have greater choices, that families have greater choices."
News
‘It’s a fundamental problem’: Aged care staffing issues must be addressed
‘It’s a fundamental problem’: Aged care staffing issues must be addressed
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will recommence inquiries next month, and inadequate staffing levels will be a major part of the agenda.
Experts
People before profits: Changes needed to improve care for elderly Australians
People before profits: Changes needed to improve care for elderly Australians
"The aged care sector relies on public funds to make money for shareholders ... Since publicly listed companies are obliged to make profits, there is a direct conflict of interest."
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