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Client Story: An Error That Cost Thousands

Anne came to our office, evidently distressed by a Centrelink letter stating her mother’s means-tested care fee had increased to $335/day. She explained that her mother had sold her house some months earlier, paying off the Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) and depositing...

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Client Story: Care Giving and Love

During a recent visit, Lucy whispered, “He thinks I am his sister, and it breaks my heart.” She explained that when Michael, her husband of nearly 60 years, recognises her, he holds her hand, kisses her constantly, and won’t let go. To help him remember her, she sometimes ...

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Jenny's Journey: Navigating Banking Challenges in Aged Care

Jenny recently moved into a residential aged care facility after a nasty fall. To cover part of the Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD), she decided to sell her shares. However, once the sales proceeds were credited to her bank account, she encountered a significant roadblock...

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What to do after a hip fracture? The importance of transitional care planning for older patients. 

A hip fracture occurs mostly in older people after a fall, mainly due to reduced strength and balance, and from bones thinning due to conditions like osteoporosis.

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Supporting Ageing Parents When Living Overseas: How to Navigate Aged Care From a Distance

The transition to caring for our ageing parents is an emotional journey, made all the more complex when we're oceans apart. The Aged Care System in Australia is notoriously difficult to navigate, let alone from abroad. You might even have multiple siblings spread all across to c...

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Are You Prepared for Your Aged Care Journey?

3rd Nov 2022 | A Comprehensive and Holistic Overview about Proactively Planning Ahead and Being in Control of Your Journey. About this event Older age is a new life stage and journey that, as a society, we often glaze over and react to during the occurrence of a health even...

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Video Service NSW Check-in QR Cards

6th Sept 2021 | Service NSW Update to apply for Check-in QR Code cards - used to scan into to services and businesses that require a QR Code scan for those people who don't have access to a Smart Phone. Watch the video below. ...

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Stacey Gifted Her Mother A GetSetUp Class in April - Now She’s Launching GetSetUp in Australia!

30th Dec 2020 | Stacey is leading the GetSetUp launch in Australia as the Guide Community Manager. A former Toyota Australia employee until the 2017 closure of their Sydney operations, Stacey was GetSetUp ’s first Australian customer and is now leading the launch in Aus...

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Technology and Ageing | When personal, professional, and academic worlds converge

30th May 2020 | It is always a great feeling when your work is recognised, so I am sharing a little bit about a recent connection that I made. I started my service, Ageing Well Sorted, to help people plan for life’s many transitions in later life, and to provide pract...

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Don’t wait for a crisis – start planning your aged care now

March 2019 |  Most Australians prefer to die at home but few adequately plan for it . Consequently, just one in seven dies at home . Some say they will make plans “when the need arises”. But what if you have a heart attack, go into a coma, have a stroke, or de...

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