News and Resources - CarerHelp

In the seventh article for our CarerHelp Diversity series, Carers Australia CEO Liz Callaghan explains why all carers need access to supports and services, particularly during challenging times such as providing end-of-life care.

Carolyn shares her experience with managing grief after her Mum passed.

CarerHelp has been funded for a further three years by the Commonwealth Department of Health through their National Palliative Care Project grant round.

Rennie is a Funeral Director with 25 years of experience. In this article, she discusses their important role and how they support families and carers.

Rennie from Parkside Funerals in Tasmania discusses the impacts that COVID19 can have on a family once someone has died.

Carolyn cared for her Mum who was diagnosed with Stage II colorectal cancer. In this article, she shares her experience and outlines practical pointers and resources on what to expect in the final days, providing after death care, and ensuring one’s own wellbeing.

CarerHelp has practical resources to assist family carers in preparing to care for a person at the end of life at home.

Dr Deidre Morgan is Senior Lecturer at the Flinders University and has more than 25 years of clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist. In this article, we asked her to share some pointers in preparing to care at home.

Our new campaign Be the best carer you can be aims to empower family carers and ensure that as many family carers as possible benefit from CarerHelp.

CarerHelp has developed new resources for carers caring for a person at the end of life during this COVID-19 pandemic.