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Carers

Carer Program

A carer is a person who, through family relationship or friendship, looks after a ...

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The Precious gift of Palliative Care

Free palliative care services offer much-needed practical and emotional support to those nearing the ...

Can technology ease the burden of care?

The findings of recent research, eConnected family caregiver study , conducted by United Health and National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) show that seven out of ten technology-using caregivers would be receptive to using smartphones to assist with care of an older person. There are, however, some barriers to ...

Carer payments

Changes have recently been made to the Centrelink eligibility and payments systems for carers. In certain circumstances, new claims can now be back dated for up to 12 weeks. Carers can now back date their application for funds – if a patient needs care due to the acute onset ...

Grandparents as primary carers

Grandparents sometimes take on the primary care and responsibility of their grandchildren on a ...

Top five weight-loss tips

Top five weight-loss tips

Winter is a great excuse to hide those few extra kilos under more layers of clothing but carrying extra weight is not good for your health.

Shed the extra kilos

Milestone health checks

Milestone health checks

Your doctor won’t always tell you when it’s time to start getting tested, so it’s important that you know what you need to do and when.

Get informed

Ten early signs of dementia

Ten early signs of dementia

How do you know if memory loss and confusion are just signs of getting older or are the first indicators that something more sinister is wrong?

Knowing the warning signs

Homemade remedies

Homemade remedies

YOURLifeChoices has quick and easy remedies which can be rustled up from the contents of your pantry so you can give the pharmacy a miss.

Gentle on your body and wallet

Demystifying prostate cancer

Demystifying prostate cancer

One in every 11 men will develop prostate cancer by the age of 70. Catching prostate cancer early is the best way to ensure it is ‘curable’.

What if it’s you?