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Allocated AT-HM Funding Only? Here’s Why You Should Wait For Your Full Support at Home Package
A letter arrives. You’ve been allocated your funding. Relief, finally. Then you read it more closely – it’s only for Assistive Technology and Home Modifications…
Men’s Health Month: Five Renowned Ways to Strengthen Men’s Mental Health
Last Friday, we packed up and headed to Berwick. CareAbout was there for the SE Southern Metro Roadshow at the local Men’s Shed – a…
Advance Care Directives In Australia: How to Get Started (And Plan Ahead)
Last week, we talked about recognising and preventing elder abuse, and one quiet thread ran through all of it: How much it matters for an…
Busting the Myths About Switching Providers Before the 1 July Price Changes
With prices changing from 1 July, ultimately, this presents one important question – should you switch providers? Will you lose your workers? Are you about…
Elder Abuse Awareness: How to Recognise It, And Where to Find Help in Australia
It’s never an easy topic to bring up, especially when it’s yourself, or someone you love, who’s involved. But that’s exactly why this World Elder…
The Grief of Losing Friends: A Loss Few People Talk About
You go to reach for your phone. You look at your Favourites list, you select your dear friend, make the call…and then suddenly, it hits…
Home Care After Hospital Discharge: What to Do When You Need Care Fast
The phone rings on a Tuesday afternoon. It’s the ward. Mum is “ready for discharge” tomorrow, maybe the day after at the latest. You blink…
A Quieter Kind of Lonely: What Genuinely Helps in Later Life
Loneliness in later life has a particular shape — quieter, harder to name. Here’s why it shifts, and the small things that genuinely help.
My Aged Care Assessment: 7 Key Tips to Speed Things Up
This isn’t about gaming the system, this is a guide to making the urgency, that already exists, visible. Because aged care assessors aren’t psychic. If…
Living With Autoimmune Arthritis: The Pain That Stays Hidden
This past week, the world quietly marked World Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day. This group of chronic conditions happens when a person’s autoimmune system misdirects…
7 Renowned Teas Worth Putting the Kettle On For
This International Tea Day (May 21), we celebrate the seven teas that provide a true hug in a mug, everywhere from boosting your immuni-tea, to…