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Category: Book Review
- Stella’s book review
- Stella’s book review
- Stella’s Book of the Month
- Stella’s Book of the Month
- I’d Rather Not by Robert Skinner
Category: Understanding Dementia
- A café with a difference.
- FREE Dementia Guide.
- Music is helping people living with dementia
Category: Health Literacy
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Matters of the Heart
- Joy, purpose & connections.
- So, why is ‘health literacy’ important?
Category: Health & Wellbeing
- Staying connected and social
- Fighting Flu Starts with You
- Share your SPARK
- How the great outdoors keeps us connected
- What to do if you fall
- Don’t fall for it!
- Maximise the last of summer
- Keep Moving!
- Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care
- Holiday Health Tips
- A little bit of respite can do you good!
- Beat the Heat!
- Spring cleanse!
- Keeping cozy
- Relieving symptoms of an IBS attack
- Fighting flu starts with you
- Do you know your rights as a consumer of aged care?
- Living with arthritis
- Sharing tips on supporting people living with dementia.
- Osteoporosis & Bone Health
- Empowering older people to speak up
- Talk face-to-face with an Aged Care Specialist Officer.
- Vision Australia Library Service.
- Men’s Sheds.
- Have you ever considered volunteering? It has its benefits.
- Helping people living with dementia to stay at home longer.
- What services and products are accessible through my Home Care Package?
- Medication Management
Category: Community News
- Celebrating the unyielding courage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- DIY Easter Gift Ideas
- Caring in your community
- Home Care Package 11.9% subsidy rise
- Celebrating quality aged care that you deserve
- Silver Rainbow
- Stay safe. ACCC warning of “Hi Mum” scams.
- Care Connect appointed to provide care finder program services in Eastern and South Eastern Melbourne suburbs
- Support at Home Program.
- Have your say.
- Driving & staying independent: A decision aid for older drivers.
- Can my Home Care Package pay for assistive technology products?
- Making the most of local social opportunities
Category: Preferred Service Provider
- Update to COVID situation in NSW and QLD
- Updated COVID-19 Restrictions – NSW (stay-at-home order)
- Victorian COVID-19 Lockdown: relaxation of rules
- Extension to Victorian ‘Circuit Breaker’ Lockdown
- OUT OF HOSPITAL CARE PROGRAM UPDATE – ongoing and NEW Programs – NSW
- GREATER BRISBANE LOCKDOWN & COVID VACCINATION AUDIT
- Apply now for Workforce Retention Bonus Grants
- Message from Eileen Keane
- Service Provider Notification Policy
- Service Provider Employee Screening Policy
- Service Provider Confidentiality and Privacy
- Service Provider Code of Conduct
- Principles of Service Substitution
- DEFINITION OF SERVICES
- Your Service Provider Voice – Issue 14
- Your Service Provider Voice – Issue 13
- Category: Care Connect Message
  - How Care Connect responds to changes in your care needs.
  - Updated Care Worker Isolation Protocol & Release information
  - ENHANCED ‘CIRCUIT BREAKER’ RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE IN VICTORIA FOR AGED CARE WORKERS – Remain vigilant
  - Reminder to all providers
  - MASKS TO BE WORN WHEN DELIVERING SERVICES IN NSW – IMMEDIATE EFFECT!
  - UPDATES TO PPE REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT
  - REMAIN VIGILANT TO PROTECT YOURSELVES AND OUR CLIENTS
- Category: Need to Know
- Category: Tools & Resources
Category: All
- Seek assistance from government agencies for help with utility bills
- Refer a friend program
- Speaking to loved ones about in-home care
- Clinical Alert – from the Chief Clinical Advisor
- HCP – Inclusions and Exclusions for Providers
- Restrictions to ease in Melbourne from tomorrow, Greater Sydney lockdown extended, QLD restrictions remain in place.
- The Care Connect phone issue is rectified 28.3.22
- IMPORTANT: Care Connect is currently experiencing a phone outage.
- BOM Warns of scorching temperatures and potential bushfires 22.1.21
- Winners of CHSP NSW Survey 2020 Announced!
- CARE CONNECT CEO STATEMENT: Federal Government Aged Care Budget Announcement
- Call-To-Test option launched for at-home COVID-19 testing
- We salute our Care Workers this Aged Care Employee Day 2020.
- Interactive: A tool that lets Melburnians see where their 5km lockdown limit ends
- WEBINAR ALERT – HOME CARE SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS DURING COVID-19
- State of Disaster declared in Victoria, curfew introduced. NSW Premier ‘strongly recommends’ mask wearing.
- Victorian elective surgeries suspended as coronavirus cases grow
- COVIDSafe App to operate in five additional languages
- Coronavirus has prompted both men and women to do more housework — and nobody’s happy about it, new data shows – ABC News
- Prime Minister update on COVID19 – 8 May, 2020
- Some states plan slow start of lifting restrictions
- Love to read? Meet Libby …
- Downsizing made simple
- How many Home Care Packages are in Australia? 30th September 2019
- Staff Story – The Need For Speed
- Helping Seniors Stay Cool In Summer Heat
- Federal Government budget boost for in-home care funding
- Helping bring hope and peace of mind to Hilda
- Older Australians feel they would like to know more about using Facebook
- More older Australians use emails instead of phones to stay connected
- Social Media is important to help older Australians stay connected
- Older Australians lack confidence with new technology
- Helping Ron live at home and tell his story
- FYI Older Australians r keen 2 learn new things from Millennials
- Technology is a vital tool to keep older Australians in touch with interstate or overseas family
- 70% of older Australians are keen to keep up to date with technology
- Almost 90% of older Australians believe technology helps them stay connected
- Older Australians are more tech savvy than we think
- ATSA Independent Living Expo – Your Choice, Your Control
- Care Connect recognised for international award
- A Home Care Package can help you stay living in your own home
- New Procurement Manager
- Care Connect talks with Lindy Burns on ABC 774
- Care Connect talks with Southern FM about home care
- Older Australians are choosing renovation over retirement villages
- Care Connect talks with Rita from 97.7FM (3SER)
- Starting the conversation about aged care
- Aged Care and Home Care Forum in Frankston a terrific success
- What will I get with Care Connect that is different?
- Hilary and Rod’s story
- Australia’s oldest working scientist, back on board at Edith Cowan University
- The restaurant that employs grandmas instead of chefs
- Connection to family and community, vital to happiness as we age, says new report
- Music to our ears, and minds
- The family that plays together stays together
- When an 87 year old woman went missing, an unexpected hero stepped in
- Senior Pets Helping Senior People
- Fabricated Aged Care Environments, Care Connect says ‘NO’
- 102 is the new 70
- There really is no place like home
- Care Connect launches our new brand
- ABC’s Lateline features Care Connect’s Homeshare program
- SBS Insight features Care Connect’s Homeshare program
- Free information session on managing life as you age
- Care Connect volunteer wins Victorian Disability Sector Awards
- Sharing homes – a new approach to social support.
Category: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
- Victoria Coronavirus Lockdown: In-home care remains essential.
- Coronavirus outbreak- Sydney’s Northern Beaches
- HOW TO MAKE A CLOTH FACE MASK
- Prime Minister update 21.4.20
- Dental treatments to resume
- Elective surgery to resume
- Light up the Dawn
- Mental health and COVID-19 — how the coronavirus is affecting our way of life
- Slowing the spread leads to hope …
- The race to be ready …
- Stay vigilant over the long weekend
- Prime Minister update 7 April, 2020
- New PIN limit $200
- New ‘Fluad Quad’ vaccine
- Initiative from Australia Post
- Protecting older Australians
- Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak
- Share the facts, not the virus.
- Those over 70…
- Category: Message from the CEO
  - A message from Care Connect’s new CEO, Lynda Chalmers.
  - Message from the CEO 19 July 2021
  - A safe and peaceful holiday season
  - Message from the CEO
  - A Message From Paul Ostrowski, Chief Executive Officer
  - A Message From Paul Ostrowski, Chief Executive Officer
- Category: Service Updates
  - It’s OK to have home care
  - Accessing Telehealth
  - Personal Protection Equipment
  - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Service Update
- Category: In The News
  - Let’s celebrate aged care employees!
  - Thanks for your feedback!
  - Planning your Finances
  - New Aged Care Act to replace existing aged care legislation
  - Age Pension, Daily Care Fee, Income limits, means testing and Work Bonus
  - Consistency of Care: Support at Home Program to come into effect on 1 July, 2025
  - Latest Update regarding wild winter storms in Victoria
  - VIC ‘SNAP’ LOCKDOWN TO END AT 11:59pm TONIGHT
  - Border closures in face of Victorian COVID-19 outbreak
  - Coronavirus pandemic in Queensland – 72-hour lockdown imposed in Greater Brisbane
  - Australia reunites: Borders reopening, restrictions easing
  - Regional Victoria to ease coronavirus restrictions again and move to third step in roadmap to reopening
  - URGENT COVID-19 UPDATE QLD
  - REMAIN VIGILANT! SA enters 6-day lockdown.
  - THANK YOU VICTORIA!
  - Winners of HCP Survey 2020 Announced!
  - Wearing of masks/face coverings to be compulsory for Melbourne and Mitchell Shire
  - Melbourne and Mitchell Shire prepare for Stage 3 restrictions
  - Is your VIC suburb going into lockdown?
  - Prime Minister’s National Cabinet COVID-19 Press conference – ABC report
  - Virus second wave fears likely as authorities add lack of taste and smell to the COVID-19 symptoms list.
  - Reopening of state borders on National Cabinet agenda
  - NSW to ease further restrictions from this Saturday, 13 June
  - QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST RECOGNISES EVERYDAY HEROES
  - States and territories are moving to their next stages of easing Coronavirus restrictions.
  - National Cabinet Media Release 29.5.20
  - Deputy CMO Professor Paul Kelly COVID19 Press Conference 20 May, 2020
  - VETERANS’ CONTRIBUTION TO AUSTRALIA’S WORKFORCE RECOGNISED
  - Renewed calls to stay vigilant
  - The Prime Minister’s latest coronavirus update 15.5 20
- Category: Useful Resources
  - STAY WELL, STAY CONNECTED and …
Category: Service Provider
- Category: Need to Know
- Category: Tools & Resources
- Category: Care Connect Message
  - Message from Eileen Keane
Category: In-Home Caregiver
- Five qualities any excellent in-home caregiver will have
Category: Pets And Seniors
- Pets And Seniors – A Match Made In Heaven
Category: Fitness Trackers
- How Fitness Trackers Can Benefit Seniors
Category: Older Adults
- The Different Nutrition Needs Older Adults Should Be Aware Of
Category: Client Stories
- Embracing Independence: How Care Connect has helped to transform Betty’s Life
- Meet Kevin
- Meet Graham and Jocelyn
- Meet Neville. Life, made easier.
- Meet Yvonne. Life, made easier.
- Meet Darryl. Life, made easier.
- Meet Emery. Life, made easier.
- Life, made easier.
- Nothing can hold David back!
- I got to be a daughter again!
- Extra care when you can’t be there
- Bringing the music back into Jeff’s life
- NONA-POWER!
- Going home to Country
- From Residential Care to Home Care with a Home Care Package
- A new lease on life
- Elderly Care Helps Roger Become A Sporting Legend
- June goes back to pre-school
Category: Aged Care
- More about possible top-up services
- Care Connect is committed to providing the best possible care.
- How Fitness Trackers Can Benefit Seniors
- Pets And Seniors – A Match Made In Heaven
- Modifications to consider that will increase mobility around your home
- How to switch your home care provider
- What’s involved in an Aged Care Assessment to get a Home Care Package?
- Laurette – helping people in her community live at home, longer
- More than 65% of older Australians have used social media
- Getting a Home Care Package – helping older Australians live at home longer
- Aged Care & Home Care Services forum in Melbourne a great success.
- Val is helping Lydia to live at home
- Why owning a pet is good for you
- Care Connect wins ‘Best Aged Care Software Development and/or Deployment ITAC Award’
Category: Awards
Category: Home Care
- What is a Summary of Service?
- What To Discuss When Developing Your Home Care Plan
- The Steps Seniors Can Take To Prevent Loneliness
- How to Prepare Your Loved One for In-Home Care
- Debunking 5 Myths About Home Care
- Debunking 5 Myths About Home Care
- Why an active social life is essential for senior citizens
- Four hidden fees or traps to look out for in your Home Care Package
- What services are provided in a home care package?
- What is a Home Care Package?
- What funding is available for you to stay living at home?
Category: Home Share
Category: My Aged Care
Category: Respite
Category: Volunteers

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