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When Your Situation Changes: Adapting Your Home Care Plan
Making the decision that it is time to seek home care is important, but so is recognising when your home care plan needs changing. Creating a home care plan is not a once off task as the needs of …
Nurturing Independence: A Deep Dive into Aged Care Services on the Gold Coast
As our loved ones age, the need for specialized and compassionate care becomes paramount.
At Home Care Assistance Gold Coast, we understand the unique requirements of seniors and are comm…
The Consequences of Missed Medical Appointments for Seniors
Medical appointments, including GP, specialist, dentist, and allied health appointments, play an important role in aging well. However, senior Australians may miss medical appointments leading to …
The Importance of Self-Care for Primary Carers of Aging Loved Ones
As our older people live longer, more of us are finding ourselves in a position of care for an older person. In Australia, more than 2.65 million people provide unpaid care to family or friends. …
Social Isolation in Seniors and the Role of an In-House Companion
As we get older and less mobile, we go out less, spending less time with others and more time at home. Particularly for those who live alone, this can result in social isolation. Unfortunately, ap…
Reducing the Risk of Falls: Home Safety Tips for Aging Loved Ones
Falls and associated injuries are more likely to occur in older people. Research has shown that one in three people aged over 65 years have a fall during any given year. 10% of those people will h…
Dementia: Accepting Your Loved One’s Reality Without Lying
Dementia can cause anxiety and stress for the individual and their loved ones. While there is no cure for dementia, there are techniques that can improve the quality of care. One of the techniques…
Frailty in Older Adults
Did you know over half the Australian population aged 65 or over experience frailty or pre-frailty? Frailty can impact a person’s physical as well as cognitive state. It comes about because of cha…
Dementia Care Dos and Don’ts
Rates of dementia are rising leaving more people with the challenging job of caring for someone with dementia. Currently, more than 400,000 Australians live with dementia. This number is expected …