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CarerHelp Insights: Caring for Mum in her final days 13 August 2020

CarerHelp Insights: Caring for Mum in her final days

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 news: Home care planning resources 23 July 2020

CarerHelp news: Home care planning resources

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

CarerHelp Insights: Preparing to care at home 15 July 2020

CarerHelp Insights: Preparing to care 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.

CarerHelp News: Be the best carer you can be campaign 27 May 2020

CarerHelp News: Be the best carer you can be campaign

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 News: COVID-19 information and resources for carers 13 May 2020

CarerHelp News: COVID-19 information and resources for carers

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

CarerHelp Insights: Moving Mum into aged care - Lessons and considerations 29 April 2020

CarerHelp Insights: Moving Mum into aged care - Lessons and considerations

Linda helped her Mum transition into an aged care facility. In this article, she reflects on the experience and provides some tips to consider when choosing and moving parents into aged care.

CarerHelp News: Healthdirect Australia includes CarerHelp as information partner 16 April 2020

CarerHelp News: Healthdirect Australia includes CarerHelp as information partner

CarerHelp has been included as an information partner by Healthdirect Australia, the national government-owned, not-for-profit organisation providing access to trusted health information and advice.

CarerHelp News: CarerHelp now HonCode certified 16 April 2020

CarerHelp News: CarerHelp now HonCode certified

CarerHelp is now an HonCode certified website, further demonstrating its quality and trustworthiness as a source of health information.

CarerHelp Insights: How we prepared to care at home 16 April 2020

CarerHelp Insights: How we prepared to care at home

Briony Lyle cared for her husband Jarrod who was diagnosed with AML. In this article, she shares how she, Jarrod and their family prepared their home as a place of palliative care, and the rewards.

CarerHelp News: Create your own self care plan 17 February 2020

CarerHelp News: Create your own self care plan

Self-care is important when you are caring for a person with terminal illness. CarerHelp has resources to help you ensure your own self-care.

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