Free showers and personal care: What the latest Support at Home changes mean for your ageing parent
From 1 October 2026, Support at Home personal care – being helped into the shower, dressed, or having continence care…
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Honouring grief on Mother’s Day
A friend’s text conversation with her adult son this week has prompted me to write this article on honouring grief…
The gift of having an advance care directive during my Dad’s death
I always knew the importance of having an advance care directive but I didn’t realise the true value of it…
So you haven’t got around to writing a will yet…
Writing a will isn’t at the top of anyone’s list, but I’m hoping to change that. Please note that I…
Ageing Well Seminar: Death, Dying and Grief
A key element of ageing well is dying well. But many Australians feel ill-equipped for the conversations needed to prepare…
“The Taskforce report on aged care funding leaves more questions than answers” say aged care advocates
The Aged Care Taskforce was appointed by the Australian Federal Government to provide advice about how aged care should be…