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What is residential respite care? Respite care is a short-term care arrangement where an older person is temporarily cared for by a person or facility …

Making the move into aged care can be a challenging time – both for the person making the move, as well as their family members. Relocating from the …

The festive season brings with it many opportunities to socialise, celebrate and connect with friends and family. It’s the season of sharing time, …

There are many things you can do to help you age as well as possible – but did you know that spending time in nature is one of them? Being outdoors, …

Older people have (obviously) lived a long time, and have usually encountered – and overcome – most situations in life. As such, they tend to have …

Reducing a house full of “stuff” to an amount suitable for a move into aged care can be daunting, challenging and sometimes overwhelming. There are …

Falls can be quite traumatic for older people. Not only is there a chance of injury, suffering a fall is also likely to lower your confidence and make …

Every so often we’ll have an in-depth chat with one of our staff members, so you can get to know them a little better. This month we get to know …

Think old age is only for the frail, infirm, miserable and sidelined? You couldn’t be more wrong! It’s a commonly held perception that our so called …

It’s a commonly held belief that if you’re moving into aged care, you’ll need to sell your home. There are many reasons for this – people believe that …

It’s very common for adult children to move away from their parents in order to lead their own lives – nothing wrong with that, except things can …

Falls are common as we get older, with statistics showing one in three people over the age of 65 will suffer a fall at some point. While not all of …