Carers and Online Health Information National Carers Week provides us all with an opportunity to stop and think about the care that is needed by palliative care patients and that is given by carers to someone with... Read more... 21/10/2016 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Accessing services and support Views: 1101
Caring doesn’t stop just because a person enters residential aged care I often hear people say that once a person enters a residential aged care facility that the caring role provided by the person’s family and friends is no longer required,... Read more... 20/10/2016 | Community | Older Australia Tags: Carers Week Views: 2168
Insight into being a carer In May 2011, my widowed mother, Donne, was unexpectedly diagnosed with late stage oesophageal cancer. Mum was the epicentre of my family’s world and my best friend. She... Read more... 17/10/2016 | Community | Patients and Carers | InFocus | Supporting Carers Tags: Home care Views: 1423
National Carers Week 2016 – Carers Count! National Carers Week gives all Australians the opportunity to show their support for Australia’s 2.8 million unpaid carers! This important awareness-raising week... Read more... 16/10/2016 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Person-centred care Views: 1592