A referral to My Aged Care will trigger the process for you to be assessed for Commonwealth subsidised services and support. If you are contacting My Aged Care by phone, the call centre staff will ask you or the person calling on your behalf a range of questions to determine your ‘level of care’ which […]
Navigating Aged Care
The dementia and cognition supplement
If your loved one is the recipient of a home care package and has a cognitive impairment, they may be eligible for the dementia and cognition supplement. The dementia and cognition supplement was introduced on August 1st 2013 to provide additional funding to meet the additional care needs of people living with dementia. This supplement […]
Short Term Restorative Care
Those of you who have been recipients of Transition Care Program (TCP) upon discharge from hospital or those of you who have family who have received this ‘package’ or support on discharge from hospital would know that it is a good way to transition home with ongoing support (up to 12 weeks) by a multi […]
Self managed packages
There have been some big changes within the aged care sector, particularly with community care over the past couple of years.
Being independent
Recently I was asked by a GP to ‘help’ him with a potentially challenging conversation he was going to be having with one of his older patients and the old gent’s family.
