Australian Carers Guide NSW/ ACT

The Australian Carers Guide is our countries first and only publication focusing on you, the informal family carer. The overarching theme of our content and the resources and services we provide is all tempered with your physical, financial, mental, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing. The Australian Carers Guide is a new and independent quarterly publication created specifically for today’s family carers especially those caring for their aging parent, spouse or an elderly loved one. The ACG is jam packed full of practical and helpful content that is simple to read and designed to help you navigate through the caregiving journey. We achieve this by confronting the most common challenges and offer a new and fresh approach that will help ease the burdens. We deliver unique insights, creative solutions and helpful perspectives that will make a real difference in your daily life. Paul Koury - Publisher

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5 overlooked benefits of respite care • When you’re a carer for someone who needs support, it’s a big responsibility. It can be easy to put their needs ahead of your own, but it is essential to engage in self-care to maintain your health at the same time. It can feel equally overwhelming to be in need of a carer and to place your health and safety in the hands of a loved one. Respite care in Australia exists to help carers refresh and revitalise themselves and to help those needing care to continue receiving quality care during this time.

Tips for overcoming common obstacles to respite care in Australia

Benefits of a Big Belly Laugh

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The Power of Human Connection • Loneliness is a growing epidemic impacting seniors across the country. 1 in 4 older Australians are lonely, which greatly impacts their physical health, mental health, and overall wellbeing.

Living with aphasia

Diabetes: 6 steps to healthier eating • How choosing the right food can help you manage your diabetes

Abuse is Abuse If you see something, say something • The National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study: Final Report released in December 2021 by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), tells us that abuse is experienced by an estimated 14.8% of people over the age of 65, equating annually to more than 200,000 older people being directly impacted.

Myths & Warning Signs of Dementia

Travelling & Holidays with Dementia • Living with dementia does not mean you cannot travel. Travelling can be stressful and challenging but it can also be a very rewarding experience. Planning ahead can help ensure you have the best possible experience.

What happens when your parents DIE IN DEBT? • Children are often concerned about what happens with their parents’ debts should they pass away. A common concern is that the family may be personally responsible for the repayment of Mum and Dad’s debts.

FROM ROLE TO Soul • Becoming a carer, or requiring a carer, is another transition in life that may come gradually or suddenly in midlife and beyond. But when it happens, we’re instantly uprooted and transplanted into foreign territory. Our former aptitudes and strengths may no longer matter; your vulnerabilities once hidden, may roar to the surface. But given the new longevity of our population, there will undoubtedly be a time when we will either need to give care or will need to receive care.

How Embracing Technology Keeps you Young • New technologies are being invented all the time. Keeping up with it all can sometimes feel too hard, especially if life is already busy. Why should you get on board with the latest app or the next new gadget?...