You realised it at Christmas. You saw Mum and you saw vulnerability for the first time. Perhaps her frailty has been there for a while — but her indomitable spirit — well, okay, her stubborn nature that everything was alright and she was FINE — eased your concerns over the past year. And you’ve been…
When Cathleen was in hospital recovering from her knee reconstruction surgery, she was told by the doctors that her road to recovery would be long. She would require rehab and post-acute care. However, because she was in the private health care system, medical support arrangements would need to be organised by Cathleen and her family….
We answer some of the most commonly asked questions & care scenarios we hear all the time from our clients. ‘One person caring for another represents life’s greatest value’ – John Hoeven Caring for another comes in many shapes and forms. For some, this may be taking your loved one’s grocery shopping once a week…
The Holiday Season is upon us at the end of what can only be described as a very eventful and uncertain 2020. This year has tested our ability to stay connected as we locked ourselves away from a pandemic and pushed us to expand our support network to counteract the loneliness that comes with isolation….
“Family is the most important thing in the world.” – Princess Diana At Well Placed Care, finding the right aged care option for your elderly loved one/s is a part of a much larger vision. Supporting, listening and caring about the whole family is at the heart of what we do. From the moment your…
Did you know we can help you can move your elderly loved one/s interstate during COVID-19? Moving interstate during the pandemic is difficult for families to coordinate due to a myriad of added requirements. This includes border control, fitness to fly, isolation and quarantine, coordinating discharge between hospitals and the facilities… the list goes on….
With the arrival of COVID-19, this may have looked a little different compared to your other family gatherings in the past. Perhaps you spoke to Mum over the phone, or sat across from one another on a Zoom call. Maybe you visited her while keeping a safe distance, leaving a colourful bunch of flowers in…
The federal government has imposed a lot of new restrictions in the past weeks, in an effort to flatten the curve of the current Coronavirus pandemic. With these measures, new restrictions have been imposed upon home care providers and aged care facilities. Naturally, this raises questions about what the restrictions mean for carers, families and…
June’s Story Sue L.’s mother June, 90, was simply experiencing increasing frailty with age. She had been going through a merry-go-round of health dramas — fall, hospital, rehab — hip replacement, hospital, rehab — around and around it went, with each incident following the last more quickly as time went on. Even though Sue and…
Claire’s Story Genevieve Kelly knew that the call was going to come, and she was prepared — well, prepared enough to know that she was going to immediately call on professional assistance to help with the transition. Her aunt, Claire, had been diagnosed at 64 with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Claire’s husband was ten years…
