Overview

An insiders guide to Australias aged care system with a specific focus on the aged care programs designed to support older people at home, My Parents Are Ageing, What The Heck Do I Do? shows people how the aged care system works, enabling them to get timely and appropriate outcomes to keep older loved ones at home. Australias aged care system is so complex and confusing that it creates barriers to people seeking the support needed to keep older loved ones at home. In My Parents Are Ageing, What The Heck Do I Do?, industry expert Coral Wilkinson explains how the system works in simple language, using real stories to portray how things have gone wrong for people and what can be done to make those situations right. Coral shows readers how to initiate a sensitive and compassionate discussion with older loved ones, about accepting formal support at home and teaches them about the different aspects of aged care assessment equipping them with the knowledge on how to choose a home care package provider that is right for their needs. My Parents Are Ageing, What The Heck Do I Do? is also up-to-date with current aged care requirements and also  prepares people for the coming aged care reforms in July 2023. This book is ideal for users of Australias aged care system, older people and their families and carers, as well as for GPs and practice staff, showing them how the system works and how to support their patients to get at home assistance. 

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'This book will also help people avoid the many pitfalls that are inherent in the system, by empowering them with the right information. Whether you're at the beginning of your caring journey and just starting to consider services, or your parent is already receiving services in the home, this book is highly recommended.' Michelle Chaperon, Founder Carers' Circle - caring for ageing parents 'With this book, Coral has created an invaluable guide for those requiring extra support as they get older. Packed full of helpful real-life examples, My Parents are Ageing, What the Heck Do I Do? provides comprehensive advice, written in plain English, about how best to navigate the complex aged-care system and make the most of the funding available.' Dr Kailas Roberts. Psychogeriatrician, Dementia Expert and author of Mind Your Brain: The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia

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Registered nurse, aged care navigator and advocate, Coral Wilkinson launched her business, See Me Aged Care Navigators in 2019, responding to the confusion and distress people experience when trying to achieve timely access to in-home support for older loved ones. Coral is a former assessor and delegate with an Aged Care Assessment Team, Nurse Navigator and Clinical Nurse Consultant (older persons) within the public health system and managed programs for both state and federally funded projects aimed at keeping older people well and in their own home. She has also worked with providers of aged care programs such as the Short-Term Restorative Care program and the Home Care Package program and as a carer for her father, who had dementia and who remained at home through his end of life and presently supporting her mother, who still resides at home with the support of a Home Care Package level 4, Coral is committed to supporting others achieve similar outcomes. Located in Cairns but often travels to Brisbane 

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