Live in Care News & Blog

Recent reports of scammers targeting Home Care Package recipients

The Department of Health has recently informed Approved Providers of phone scammers targeting Home Care Package recipients.

Read the excerpt below from a newsletter we received from The Department of Health Issue #2019/9

Awareness of phone scams

All service providers should be aware that there have been recent reports of scammers targeting Home Care Package […]

Recent reports of scammers targeting Home Care Package recipients2023-11-24T12:39:08+10:00

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Older Australians are valued members of our society. No older person should be subjected to any form of abuse, often referred to as 'elder abuse'.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day2023-11-24T12:39:08+10:00

Daughterly Care is no longer required to issue a Payment Summary

Hello Daughterly Care Employees (not customers)

We have received this email from the Australian Tax Office.  They wanted to let you know that employers are no longer required to provide their Employees a Payment Summary (old name was Group Certificate) and now they call it an Income Statement.  You can read the details below and on […]

Daughterly Care is no longer required to issue a Payment Summary2023-11-24T12:39:09+10:00

Do people still talk to you? – Living with dementia

It's so important to listen to the lived experience of people living with dementia. George Rook, from the UK, is an activist working to improve life for people living with dementia. George started sharing his lived experience of dementia online in 2014 when he was diagnosed at just 63. In this post he shares a conversation he had with the daughter of a lady diagnosed with dementia. It is really worth the 3 minutes it will take for you to read.

Do people still talk to you? – Living with dementia2023-11-24T12:39:09+10:00

10,000 Boost to number of High Care Home Care Packages for Older Australians

Two days ago (17/12/2018), just in time for Christmas, the Government announced good news for two groups of older Australians:

  1. seniors who are already in receipt of a Home Care Package, Level 1, 2 or 3 will have their Basic Daily Care Fee reduced; and
  1. 10,000 seniors who have been waiting on the National Queue to receive in home […]
10,000 Boost to number of High Care Home Care Packages for Older Australians2023-11-24T12:39:10+10:00