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Retirement living typically includes what most people understand as traditional retirement villages, most of which offer only limited care or no care.
The idea of home care is to maintain a person’s quality of life in their home by helping them with their physical needs and daily activities.
Aged care is the living and nursing care services for older Australians who can no longer live independently or need help to stay in their homes.
There are 3 primary options to choose from when considering aged care living in Australia. Retirement Villages are social villages, Home Care allows you to remain independent in your private living space and Aged Care Homes are nursing homes.
There is a ‘system’ to achieving the best aged care result for your mum or dad. There will be pressure to ‘do something now’ but it’s equally important to invest the time, precious time, to complete each of the steps and get the best result for your loved one. Watch the video, take the 9 agedcare101 steps and breathe easy.
The timeframes in our video are guidelines only. In some instances, your loved one can move into an aged care home once they have received their Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) report. You will pay a daily fee until you complete an income and assets test and establish if you’re eligible for government contribution.
Physiotherapist
Jill has been practicing as a clinical physiotherapist for 30 years. For the last 13 years she has worked solely in the Aged Care sector in more than 50 metropolitan and regional facilities. Jill has also toured care facilities in the US and Africa and is a passionate advocate for both the residents in aged care and the staff who care for them. She researches and writes for DCM Media.
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Chris has been a journalist and publisher in the retirement village and aged care sectors for 11 years. He has visited over 250 retirement villages and 50 aged care facilities both within Australia and internationally. Chris is a regular speaker at industry conferences plus is a frequent radio commentator.
Nurse and Carer
Annie has a long career in both nursing and the media. She has planned and co-ordinated the medical support from both international TV productions and major stadium events. In recent years she has been a primary family carer plus involved in structured carer support.
Physiotherapist
Jill has been practicing as a clinical physiotherapist for 30 years. For the last 13 years she has worked solely in the Aged Care sector in more than 50 metropolitan and regional facilities. Jill has also toured care facilities in the US and Africa and is a passionate advocate for both the residents in aged care and the staff who care for them. She researches and writes for DCM Media.
DCM Media, agedcare101
Chris has been a journalist and publisher in the retirement village and aged care sectors for 11 years. He has visited over 250 retirement villages and 50 aged care facilities both within Australia and internationally. Chris is a regular speaker at industry conferences plus is a frequent radio commentator.
Nurse and Carer
Annie has a long career in both nursing and the media. She has planned and co-ordinated the medical support from both international TV productions and major stadium events. In recent years she has been a primary family carer plus involved in structured carer support.
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Rockpool Carseldine is a five-storey, 150-bed facility which uses recycled materials in the walls and concrete slabs,
Following a successful five-year pilot, the New Zealand Ministry of Health has approved a new “small town” model for dementia care villages.
Ambulance Victoria is rolling out a new system to better triage Triple Zero (000) emergency calls from people in aged care homes.
Dementia experts will host Q&A sessions following screenings of a new documentary film, Everybody’s Oma, which follows the story of a NSW Central Coast grandmother with dementia and her family.
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