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How a Disability Carer can support my child with Cerebral Palsy It can be challenging for a parent of a child with Cerebral Palsy to maintain their mental and physical health. They require sleep, exercise, and personal time to emotionally and physically cope with the day-to-day demands of caring for someone unable to care for themselves.…

How to choose the right carer for an elderly relative You want to get it right when it comes to hiring an aged carer for someone close to you. It can be difficult to find the proper individual for this job, but keep in mind that your loved one deserves the best care available. Here…

One of the most valuable unpaid jobs you can do is care for others. Whether you are supporting someone who is disabled, mentally ill, suffering from a chronic disease or an elderly person. If you do not take time for yourself, you may find it difficult, exhausting and overwhelming and you risk becoming emotionally, psychologically…

The main goal of receiving home care is to allow you to live freely in your own home for as long as possible. If you are finding it difficult to perform daily activities, a My Aged Care service provider can assist you to continue living independently in your own home. Help at home varies from…

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides individualised support for people with permanent and significant disability in Australia. The primary goal of the NDIS is to change the lives of people with disability, the families and their careers for the better. It is in place to enable people to fully participate in the social and…

Living independently in your own home can become difficult as you get older. The encouraging thing is that there are services available to assist you and enable you to continue living in your home for as long as possible. If you are finding it harder to do the things you used to, connecting with the…

It is important that the support worker your NDIS funding provides is compassionate, experienced and caring but also someone that empowers you to be independent and feel included in the community. It can be tricky knowing exactly what you should expect from your support worker, especially if you have just been approved for NDIS eligibility,…

Sensory Processing Disorders are complex neurological conditions that impair a person’s functional skills and sensory information (touch, sound and movement). People with Sensory Processing Disorders may feel overwhelmed by sensory information, may seek out sensory experience or may avoid experiences altogether. It is hypothesized that people with Sensory Processing Disorders do not process or organise…

The purpose of the NDIS is to deliver and fund a range of supports and services that offer support for people living with disabilities to enjoy the fundamentals of life. NDIS funded supports and services include assistance with receiving essentials such as a place to live, a job, enjoying hobbies and the being in the…

The Home Care Package program is an Australian Government subsidy designed to provide support for older people with complex care needs to assist them in living independently in their own homes. The Australian Government subsidises organisations to provide home care services to eligible older people. An approved aged care service provider will work with individual…