There are links here to practical resources that may help.

Legal and advance care planning resources

• Carers Victoria: Financial and Legal Considerations Part 1 Enduring Power of Attorney
• Carers Victoria: Rights and Responsibilities in Caring for a Family Member

Practical help and equipment

• Carers Victoria has produced a leaflet on aids and equipment.
• Devon Council in the UK has provided a brief summary on looking after your back and moving people.
• The Department of Veterans Affairs has produced a substantial guide Back to basics: handy hints for carers to help prevent back injuries.
• As part of the National Continence Management Strategy a booklet on Help for people who care for someone with bladder or bowel problems has been produced. This has several useful sections on managing at home, getting out and costs and products.
• The Independent Living Centres of Australia have a searchable database of products and equipment that can make caring easier.
• Many of the services who provide practical help can be found in the CareSearch State Resources pages.

Family carer resources

• Palliative Care Australia: Thinking about your needs as a carer
• Carers Australia Carer resources
• Caregivers Library: Appointment Information
• Caregivers Library: Needs assessment worksheet
• Emergency planning information can be found at the Carers Australia website
• Carers Australia: Surviving the maze
• The Carers UK Help with caring
• Carers Australia education and training for carers.

Medication

• The Canadian Virtual Hospice has information on help with medication.
• The Caregivers Library has a weekly medicine chart that could be helpful.
• The National Prescribing Service (NPS) produces a medicines list form that can be used to keep track of medication.
• The NPS has a series of fact sheets that may be of interest. Some have been translated into other languages.
• The Methodist Medical Center of Illinois website has information on how to store medicines safely and effectively.
• The Better Health Channel has a sheet on side effects of medication.
• The search the PBS drug list information may be helpful.
• The PBS has a Safety Net Scheme that many people are eligible for.
• Centrelink has a Pharmaceutical Allowance Scheme.
• The National Prescribing Service also has a medicines name finder, where people are able to learn to identify their prescription medicines by the active ingredient name and brand name.

Transport

• Isolated Patients' Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (NSW)
• Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (WA)
• Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (SA)
• Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (NT)
• Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (QLD)
• Patient Travel Assistance Scheme (TAS)
• Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VIC)
• Interstate Patient Travel Assistance Scheme (ACT)

This page was created on 26 May 2009 and is due for review in May 2011
Last updated 21 July 2009