Support for Carers
Aged care organisations in Australia - quick reference list
Trying to co-ordinate services and get the help you need can be confusing. A number of key organisations will be able to help you.
Grief and loss: How to support a grieving parent
If you are caring for a parent who has lost a spouse it can be difficult to know how to help. Whilst coping with your own feelings of grief and loss you may find it hard to know how to comfort a surviving parent.
Carer respite - How to organise respite care and get a break from caring
An invaluable and often under utilised resource for carers is respite care. Respite care gives carers a break from the caring role.
Coping with the move into residential care
The move into residential care is a major transition for all the family. Some people happily plan for their future and choose to move into an aged care home while others despite becoming increasingly frail prefer to remain at home.
Sharing care of ageing parents
For most families the care of an ageing parent is shared. Ideally caring for a family member should bring siblings together. However, caregiving can create huge obstacles for families.
Caring conversations with ageing parents
Talking to an ageing family member about their health care needs and living situation is not always easy. Everyone's family dynamic is unique.
How to manage elderly care and avoid fighting with your siblings!
Elderly care is rarely shared equally among adult children. Most of the time one sibling will take on the role of main caregiver, usually it's the sibling who lives closest to the parent.
Sometimes this can work out well. It can be confusing for health professionals to communicate with a number of siblings, especially if they're all not on the same page.
But at some point tensions can and do arise. Caring for an elderly parent on your own can be exhausting.
Caregiving: When sibling relationships sour
Caring for your parents can be difficult enough but what happens when the stress of caregiving fractures sibling relationships?
Families come with baggage. Unfortunately when caring for ageing parents, many siblings find old family rivalries and resentments emerge.
Francine Russo, author of They're your parents, too! How siblings can survive their parents ageing without driving each other crazy gave AgedCarer some tips for managing your sibling relationships as your parents age.
Dementia Advisory Services
Dementia Advisory Services help carers and people living with dementia access dementia advice, information and support.
Grief and loss: Coping with the loss of a parent
However much we anticipate losing our parents, when the time comes the complex emotions felt can take us by surprise.
Disclaimer: This site is for information purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat a health problem, nor as a substitute for professional advice with a qualified health professional or doctor.
