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Australian Grandparents Care Report
The yawning gap in the demand for publicly funded care at home in Australia is being filled by informal, unpaid care. A...
Are You A Carer?
This brochure explains that a parent, child, family member, or partner who just sees themselves as helping out is perha...
The power of words and insight: caring for people living with dementia
This article provides direction for carers and service providers to better understand the needs of the people they care...
Support for Grandparents, Families & Kinship Carers
This page lists a wide selection of support and information materials for older people taking care of kids.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Webinar
On June 15, Seniors Rights Service hosted Stronger Futures webinar that discussed strategies that work to help prevent ...
Caring for Someone
Many carers see themselves as a family member or friend who looks after a person they love, not as a carer. This means ...
What to do when older people feel sad
As a support worker, you help older people in many different ways. In addition to any tasks you might do, you provide c...
Support for Ageing Pet Owners
This is a useful website for older ACT pet owners who are looking for support and services for themselves and their ani...
Where can you report Elder Abuse?
SA Health provides this factsheet to help you, as a carer, to understand how to report if you believe a senior person i...
Working with Older People at Risk of Abuse
How support workers can help older people at risk of, or experiencing, elder abuse.
Caring Costs Us: The economic impact on lifetime income and retirement savings of informal carers – a report for Carers Australia – Summary of Findings
The Caring Costs Us Report was prepared by Evaluate on behalf of Carers Australia.
New VR Dementia training course now available
D-Esc is a Dementia Australia workshop that provides virtual reality (VR) training for a behavioural emergency, designe...
Animal Assisted or Pet Engagement in Dementia Care Helpsheet
This helpsheet outlines how engaging with animals can help the person with dementia express their emotions, feel valida...
The Centre's Resources to Support Aged Care Organisations
In this webinar the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing presented its key resources and activities to support aged ...
Supporting Carers
The Australian Government helps carers remain engaged in the community, participate in the workforce and stay healthy w...
Caring for Someone With a Mental Health Condition
A mental health condition is where there are changes in a person's thinking, feelings and/or behaviours usually associa...
Training eModule: Recognising, Responding and Reporting of Abuse of the Older Person – For direct care workers
A training tool for frontline and care workers to identify, challenge, and prevent elder abuse.
A Guide for Family Carers: Dealing with Behaviours in People with Dementia
This guide is for family carers providing care for a person with dementia. It includes practical information about how ...
Adult Safeguarding Unit reporting pathway protocol
Prepared by South Australia’s Adult Safeguarding Unit (ASU) this pathway shows health workers and others how to contact...
Support for Carers
This brochure from Calvary Care explains some of the services and resources available for respite care to enable carers...
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Carers
This article estimates that between 25 and 30% (roughly 500,000) of all Australian carers are from Culturally and Lingu...
Training to use the Decision-Making tool – for carers and front-line workers
Everyone has the right to participate in decision-making. This tool will assist support people who help those with a di...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Carers
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a d...
Carer Knowledge Exchange: Webinar 1 - Supporting carers in the workplace
The Carer Knowledge Exchange is a new, three-year project that aims to improve outcomes for carers by ‘connecting resea...
Carer Skills - Carer Gateway
The Carer Skills courses provide information, insights and practical tips to help carers develop new understanding and ...
Intersectionality and mental health in aged care & disability support
This web resource gives aged care service providers and staff insights about intersectional seniors and their mental he...
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Carers
If you provide unpaid care and support to family members or friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic cond...
Deafness and dementia: Interpreting changes in behaviour (Family and Friends)
While dementia is experienced differently by each individual, this resource may help you to better understand and ident...
Deakin Cottage - Dementia Respite
The Deakin Cottage is a ‘home away from home’ which provides professional and personal care for people who are ageing ...
Who Cares for the Carers: Improving the Wellbeing of Mental Health Carers
This report examines the experiences of mental health carers in the Illawarra region NSW.
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