Signs of elder abuse and what you can do to help
While most of us wouldn’t dream of abusing our ageing parents or other older people in the community, sadly elder…
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Michelle Chaperon is the founder of Carers’ Circle - caring for ageing parents, a resource to help the children of ageing parents navigate their way through this complicated time. As a daughter of ageing parents herself, Michelle started the website to help others in the same situation. It’s often the children of ageing parents that need to help their parents make decisions, or even make the decisions for them. She wants to help people make informed choices. She believes in positive ageing and her goal is by helping the children of ageing parents, she will help the elderly live happier and healthy lives. In addition to be an advocate for the children of ageing parents, Michelle is a corporate affairs and marketing professional with more than 20 years experience in communications and marketing roles across the property, finance and technology sectors.
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How to access aged care services – with an ACAT assessment
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