Covers key challenges and tips including:
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Has all you need to know about finding local services including:
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It is so important that you have support as a carer. This factsheet includes some great suggestions for finding and utilising your community.
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This is a helpful way to alert metropolitan or regional health services that you are from a rural area and what additional needs you might require.
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You can download all the Caring in the Country resources as a bundle on the Download Resources page.
"We hired some in-home nursing services but it was hard to get someone to travel so far and expensive. So we made a private arrangement with a local nurse who was fabulous."
"We relied on our local GP in between visits to Melbourne. I made sure I had phone numbers for our Melbourne health professionals and made sure I had plenty of supplies before I left."
"I remember feeling quite alone at times. People tended to stay away, but I would have liked people to come and just hang out with me."
CarerHelp Service Update and Closure Notice
We regret to advise that CarerHelp has not been refunded and will be ceasing operation on the 06 July 2026.