10 questions to ask about mental health needs in residential aged care
It’s your parent’s right to receive confidential and compassionate care if they become mentally unwell. Social isolation and depression are…
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Managing your ageing parent’s health – their number one asset.
This is likely to be your parent’s number one topic to talk about – their health or lack thereof. Being healthy is not just about not being sick, it’s ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing’ according to the World Health Organisation. As your parent ages, their physical and mental wellbeing will be impacted. Ageing is a complicated process and the effects it will have on your parent and therefore you, can be challenging. Let’s work out how to keep them strong and healthy as long as possible – both physically and mentally.
Bed rest in hospital can be bad for you. Here’s what nurses say would help get patients moving
Bed rest in hospital can be bad for you. If you or a loved one is unlucky enough to be…
Healthy Ageing Series: Learn about brain health – our parents and our own
Have you noticed something’s changed with Mum or Dad? Worried you or they might be “losing it”? Don’t miss out…
Conversation about coping
Approach this topic sensitively, a conversation about coping can be tough Put yourself in the shoes of your ageing loved…
A real death: what can you expect during a loved one’s final hours?
It’s hard to predict events in the final days and hours of a person’s life. Some deaths are wonderful –…
Advance Care Directive – the document that conveys your end of life wishes when you can’t
In a crisis your family may find it difficult to decide what treatment is best for you. In an emergency,…