Live in Care News & Blog

Sir Terry Pratchett, Dementia Care and the Right to Live Joyfully at Home

Sir Terry Pratchett, the internationally renowned novelist was diagnosed with dementia in 2007 and it stunned him. He became one of the 47.5 million people living with a form of dementia worldwide; one of the 7.7 million people diagnosed with dementia annually and one of the new cases recorded every 4 seconds. Like so many […]

Sir Terry Pratchett, Dementia Care and the Right to Live Joyfully at Home2023-11-24T12:39:42+10:00

The Best At Home Palliative Care

70% of Elderly Australians prefer to die at home, rather than in a hospital or Nursing Home. Yet only around 14% actually die in their own homes*.

Most Elders end-up dying in the hospital or Nursing Home, their least preferred places. This is not the case for Daughterly Care in home care clients. […]

The Best At Home Palliative Care2023-11-24T12:39:43+10:00

Dying at Home with Dignity

It seems we, as a society are reluctant to talk about death and dying. We tend to fear it and prefer to focus on defying it, despite the fact that we will all experience it – and as our population is ageing, it is even more relevant to discuss death and dying.

Death is a foregone […]

Dying at Home with Dignity2023-11-24T12:39:43+10:00

Government cuts aged care funding by over $1.2 billion

Savage Government funding cuts to Nursing Homes, plus Registered Nurses are not required to be on-duty in NSW Nursing Homes.

In the same week the Federal Government’s budget savagely cut $1.2 BILLION from Nursing Home funding over the next four years. At the same time, the NSW State Government agreed to remove the […]

Government cuts aged care funding by over $1.2 billion2023-11-24T12:39:44+10:00

We’re Celebrating Private Nursing on Nurses Day May 12

On May 12, Nurses around the world celebrate International Nurses Day and Florence Nightingale’s birthday.

Private Nurses deserve to be acknowledged for their high level of genuine kindness, compassion and professionalism. This is why they have been voted the most ethical and honest professionals for 21 years in a row^. The role Daughterly […]

We’re Celebrating Private Nursing on Nurses Day May 122023-11-24T12:39:44+10:00