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December News
Although we are in the middle of holiday season I thought it the perfect time to circulate a newsletter from the 6 month old ‘Aged Care Assistance’.
You may have time to read it through – or you may know people who have had extra difficulty coping with all sorts of adversity at a time when the world is meant to be celebrating – and they need an alternative to consider or helpful direction.
In this newsletter you will find information on:
The DPS Guide to Aged Care Services
Elder Abuse Conference 2016
Recommended resources for emotional redirection and support – websites and facebook
Commonwealth Home Support Program registr...
Aged Care Assistance Launch
“I would like to invite you to the launch of my exciting new health service for older people and those who care for them”
AGED CARE ASSISTANCE - PATHWAYS TO SERVICES OF SUPPORT
June 24 – 4-7pm
Rusden Wines - 221 Magnolia Road Tanunda
RSVP to felicity@agedcareassistance.com
We have all experienced the difficulties faced when as professionals we are advising people to incorporate into their lives services of support. Be that for home care, access to community services or residential care placement - the way forward can be daunting. Many people manage this decision making but most with anxiety and lack of ...
Leon’s Day out by the Seaside
A real mind journey.
Leon; kind, smiling, contained. An old fashioned gentleman who had weathered life’s up’s and down’s, found love again and again and liked to be humoured as well as entertained.
The day was a regular day in the ‘home’, but not for Leon. His breathe was short and hard and his body was ‘crumpled’ with fatigue even though it was still morning. Leon’s thoughts were disarrayed from lack of ease and oxygen.
When I walked into his room it was very clear Leon needed air, the room needed air and suddenly I needed a whole lot more air too.
I sat down next to him, took his hand and said; “how about we go to one ...
Getting to know Felicity
My earliest memory is that of sitting on the foot end of a single bed in the company of a very old lady who was snug in bed. My mother told me it would have been my grandmother who lived with our family of 5 children at the time. I would have been around 3 years old back in 1961. Apparently I loved going to her room and being with her. My mum died just over a year ago at the great age of 91. I think of her often and the similarities and differences they shared at the end of their lives. One thing was the same, they both had many family members around them to provide care. My dad is still alive and nearing 93. He has health problems. Can’t walk ...