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Companionship is a service that can be very beneficial. Benefits include:

• Prevent loneliness
• Prevent social isolation
• Maintain social abilities
• Develop a stronger sense of purpose
• Promote healthy mental stimulation
• Encourage positive thinking and relationships
• Practice memory tasks like reminiscing

Companionship activities include:

• Take customers to appointments
• Participate in day services and community events
• Attending religious events and places of worship
• Spend time pursuing interests
• Going out to cafes, cinemas
• Going shopping

Gratitude In-home Care provides companionship services, so feel free to contact us for any inquiries.

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Tomorrow the 4th of February is #WorldCancerDay. Cancers are one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

We stand together in the fight against cancer. Let’s spread awareness, raise funds for research, and offer love and support to those who need it.

#WorldCancerDay 

#CancerAwareness

#TogetherAgainstCancer 

#FightAgainstCancer 

#CancerSurvivor 

#CancerResearch

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People that work in a high-risk setting may be eligible for a pandemic payment if they test positive for COVID-19, leaving them unable to earn income. The High-Risk Settings Pandemic Payment (HRSPP) can be claimed up to 3 times in 6 months.

Aged care workers in home setting and residential aged care setting are eligible for the HRSPP, as well as hospital staff, and disability staff. Other eligibility requirements include being a casual employee or no paid leave availability, loss of at least 8 hours work, registered your positive COVID-19 result and claim must be submitted within 14 days from the first day being unable to work.

$450 can be claimed for losing 8 – 19 hours of work, and you can claim $750 if you lose 20 hours or more of work. Claims can be made online.

For more details and to make a claim, head to the Services Australia website.

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Some seniors with higher level care needs may require nursing services if they’re recovering from an injury, surgery, or have a long-term illness. In-home nursing gives seniors the clinical support they need from the comfort of their own home.

In-home Nursing may include:

*Wound management

*Medication Management

*After hospital care

*Continence management

*Personal Care

*Assistance with toileting

*Palliative care

Nursing services in the in-home aged care setting are undertaken by enrolled nurses and registered nurses depending on the type of services required.  

Gratitude In-home Care provides nursing services from enrolled and registered nurses, so feel free to contact us for any inquiries.

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Keeping track of which medication to take at specific times can be difficult to manage, regardless of age or ability, and taking incorrect amounts can have serious consequences. As we age, we will need to take more medications which can increase the risk of contradictions, undesirable effects, and dosage errors. So, to make sure medicine intake is being managed properly, it is important to track it by having a list of medications with dosages for each one. Then it is important to organise medications into time and day which can be done with the help of medication dispensers/organisers.

It is also very important that medicine intake is reviewed on a yearly basis to make sure that they are suitable. It is possible that things can change, for example:
* side effects from the medicine can develop.
* health conditions can become more serious.
* additional medicines may be required.
* treatment guidelines for conditions can change.
* some medication may no longer be needed.

Gratitude In-home Care provides medication assistance services help take the stress and worry out taking medications by tracking exactly which medication needs to be taken and when.

Feel free to contact us for any in-home aged care services.

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At all stages of life, it’s important to eat regular and in a balanced meals to stay healthy. Benefits of a healthy diet include higher energy levels, improved ability to cope with chronic health problems, improved mental alertness, increased resistance to illness and disease, and faster recovery times. A healthy diet can also help you maintain a positive attitude and balance your emotions.

Shopping for ingredients and making healthy meals is something that can become more difficult as we age. This can lead to a dependence on simple and easy foods that may be lacking necessary nutrients.

We offer personalized grocery shopping and meal prep services by our experienced staff to help you prepare delicious and nutritious meals.

Feel free to contact us for any in-home aged care services.

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As we age, personal Care activities can become increasingly difficult to maintain. It is common for seniors to be resistant to assistance with personal care activities but maintaining personal care is important for them to maintain their health and well-being.

Personal care activities include:

*Bathing & drying

*Oral care

*Grooming & shaving

*Assistance with toileting

*Changing of continence aids

*Wound dressing

*Skin care

*Repositioning bed-bound clients

Personal care activities are important to prevent risks associated with poor hygiene such as infections, skin problems, pneumonia, cold and flu, among other risks.

For personal care activities, it is important to choose experienced personal care assistants who are trained to carry out these tasks.

Feel free to contact us for any in-home aged care services including personal care acitivities.

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It is important that seniors consider in-home care services before undergoing hospital procedures, so that services are organised and ready to commence as soon as they begin their recovery process at home discharging from hospital. It is possible that seniors recovering from procedure may need different services than usual or for longer durations such as extra personal care services, nursing services, shopping support, gardening services etc.

Seniors who may need extra help when recovering at home from a hospital procedure may be eligible for transition care funding. This additional funding pays for those extra services which reduces the duration that seniors would otherwise need to stay in a hospital. This funding is available for 4-12 weeks

For more information about the transition care funding click here.

GIHC provides after hospital care services for seniors while they recover from hospital which includes nursing services and other services they need as they heal, so feel free to contact us if you’re interested in accessing our services.

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Seniors’ care needs increase overtime, so it’s important to know what to do when it happens so you can be prepared.

There are many options available, which include getting more help at home, getting respite care, getting transitional care at home after hospital, transitioning from home care to residential care.

If you already have a home care package and your needs are not being met due to a lack of care hours, you have the right be reassessed for a higher-level Home Care Package (HCP) by the ACAT team after contacting myagedcare. It is also possible that individuals that have an HCP can receive additional services through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP).

In the case that an individual requires short-term specialised care upon returning home from Hospital or would like residential respite care, they can apply via myagedcare and the ACAT team will perform an assessment.

The COVID-19 situation in China, Korea and Japan is serious now, with case numbers spiking. The World Health Organization shows China to have 37,017 new cases in the last 24 hours, Korea to have 58,162 new cases, and Japan to have 104,304 new cases. These case numbers may be much higher, as lots of people are using home testing kits and not reporting positive test results to the government.

As a preventative measure, the Australia government has made it a requirement for anyone travelling to Australia from China to take a covid test within 48 hours of travelling and present the negative test result.

Smart traveller advises Australians to exercise a high degree of caution when in China.

Currently the covid cases in Australia are continuing to decline, however a new more contagious variant has been detected in Australia which could pose a significant threat to us, but time will tell.