Getting the best outcomes from a home care package for your elderly parent, know if you are getting what you are entitled to by the selected aged care provider.

It’s becoming increasingly common for older Australians to enter into arrangements to live with their family. Adult children help their parents with household and living tasks, whilst grandparents assist their busy children with looking after the grandchildren.

Bill is in his early 60’s and he works very long hours in a quite stressful occupation. In recent times, he hasn’t been sleeping well and his heart races off the charts from time-to-time. He’s also carrying a few extra kilos and he knows it. Being the “typical bloke” (if there is such a thing) he keeps ploughing forward thinking “I’ll be right”.

The daily grind of a job working for an over-bearing boss, or is it a family or financial problem, a traumatic life-event, or the fear of getting older can force us to sit down and really think about the meaning of life. Why are we here? What is our purpose? What do we want to be known and remembered for? What makes us smile?

Too many things to do … pulled in many directions … and never enough time.

Jean is in her early 60’s working hard in a busy professional career and has retirement on her mind. But that’s not all that was on her mind …

How to get the right My Aged Care Assessment

How to start the aged care assessment process, understand the difference between the ACAT and RAS assessment service, know what is involved in the aged care assessment and the significance of this to getting the right level of aged care at home service.

Are you worried about your parent’s memory? If so, then you need to know about some of the warning signs to look out for so that you can help them.

This is a topic that no-one really likes to talk about, but it is important to address this now, just in case it ever happens in the future. Then you will know what to watch out for.

What services are you paying for? And what happens when you're not there? In this blog we discuss knowing what you are entitled to, and what perhaps you're not and the simple ways that you can go to find out these things.

Do you know the difference between forgetfulness and memory loss? This is an important question that many families need answered in order to be able to help parents and family members.

In life, many of us are totally at ease and comfortable talking to our family and friends about many topics.  However, for whatever reason, there are certain subjects that we’re either reluctant or feel uneasy to discuss openly – typically they are love and relationships, politics, religion and money … call them the “taboo topics”.

Let's talk about in home care services available for seniors. The vast majority of people want to stay living in their own home for as long as possible. The sad reality is that many cannot stay in their homes as long as they would like because something happens, like a bad fall with serious injury that often removes this option.

Australia's aged care system is incredibly complex, and making the wrong decisions can have a high cost, both financially and emotionally. Being aware of the common traps to avoid can help your family save time, money and stress.