Getting to a medical appointment is not always straightforward. For people who do not drive, and for older people or those managing an illness, the trip...
Most care in Australia is provided by people who are not paid to provide it. A spouse, an adult child, a parent or a neighbour takes...
Person-centred care is care shaped around the person receiving it: their goals, preferences, routines and relationships, rather than the convenience of the service providing it. The...
Activities of daily living are the everyday tasks a person completes without thinking: washing, dressing, eating, moving between rooms and using the toilet. When age, illness...
The kettle goes on at the same time every morning, and for years that was all the morning took. These days there are extra steps: a...
The knock comes at the kitchen door just before lunch. A nurse in a blue uniform sets a bag on the table, washes her hands and...
