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Vicky shares the emotional and practical challenges of caring for her mum during the final months of her life — and the support they didn’t know was available.

Research provides people with life-limiting illness and their families benefits like support, early access to treatments, and a sense of purpose. The FOCUSau Study is a free online program for people with advanced cancer and their carers, offering emotional support and practical coping resources.

CarerHelp is now offering carers the opportunity to attend online sessions with a health professional to help them better prepare for end of life caring. There are 3 sessions to choose from depending on circumstances and the sessions are conducted online so carers can participate in their own homes.  

Palliative Care Connect's new Aboriginal-specific navigation service provides culturally safe support, guidance, and bereavement care for Aboriginal people and their families in South Australia.

Losing a loved one is never easy, and the process of managing their estate can be overwhelming. But with early planning, key conversations, and the right support, you can ease the burden for loved ones and streamline the process.

The festive season can be particularly challenging for those grieving the loss of a loved one, especially for people living in rural and remote areas. Christopher Hall shares five tips to help manage grief during the Christmas holidays.

In this latest CarerHelp blog, Monica Pattison from Gather My Crew shares her experience with caring for her brother Joe in his last month's of life and asking for help when things got tough. The Gather My Crew network provided wonderful support to Monica, Joe and his children during this challenging time. Monica talks to CarerHelp about the emotional and physical support she received from Gather My Crew, who she now volunteers her time to.

Author and Social Worker Lisa Twigg, shares her experience with Caring for her Dad living with Dementia in Aged Care and making the unusual decision to bring him home for his final days. In this latest CarerHelp blog, Lisa speaks about her challenging decision and the planning involved to allow her father to die at home surrounded by family at the risk of losing him at the Aged Care home with no one present.

In the latest CarerHelp blog, Dr Kristina Thomas shares the additional challenges and burdens rural family carers face in their role, including reduced access to health and aged care services, and the need for access to information that is tailored to their circumstances to better prepare them for end-of-life caring. The new 'Caring in the Country' factsheets have been developed to complement mainstream resources, ensuring rural families receive tailored information that will asisst in preparing for their role.

Senior Pharmacist Megan Tremlett, from the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), speaks to CarerHelp about upskilling Pharmacists on palliative care - a National Palliative Care Project. In this blog, Megan outlines the role pharmacists play during end-of-life care and how funding from the National Palliative Care Projects grant program, is allowing PSA to develop a palliative care foundation training program. PSA and CarerHelp's collaboration to support family carers, include the upcoming training program and a new consumer resource for pharmacists.