Aged Care

With a shared love of books, HenderCare client, Colin and author of Australia Remember When, Bob Byrne sat down to talk about some Australian classics. At HenderCare, we believe sharing memories can help reduce the feeling of isolation and loneliness felt by older people. We hope something in this video triggers a happy memory for

From 1 July 2019, the Australian Government is implementing a new single set of aged care standards called the Aged Care Quality Standards. The new Aged Care Quality Standards have been developed to help consumers better understand their aged care services and to encourage innovation and continuous improvement for aged care providers. The new Standards

What is a Home Care Package? A Home Care Package is an individual subsidy provided by the Australian Government to help older people continue living independently in their home. There are four different levels of packages and associated funding ranging from basic care needs to high-level care needs. The Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) allocates

Dementia describes a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. Dementia can change someone’s needs and behaviour and if you are a person caring for a loved one with Dementia, this can sometimes be upsetting to see and experience. Caring for a Loved One with Dementia Dementia describes a collection of

Charity organisation, Meals on Wheels (SA) has today issued a media statement in which they have outlined they are undertaking an urgent product recall of frozen meals after the discovery of listeria monocytogens in a roast lamb and vegetable meal. Meals on Wheels (SA) has said they will be contacting all their customers directly to

Most Australians want to live in their own home and retain their independence as they get older. Moving into a residential aged care facility can be a daunting prospect as it is an entirely new environment from the home you’ve lived in for decades. Fortunately, in-home care services are available that allow you to stay

If you have recently had a phone exchange with HenderCare, chances are you would have heard us tell you that the call was being recorded. This new process has been designed to assist with training and quality purposes. At HenderCare, we continually strive to improve the service that we are able to offer to both

At HenderCare we know that our business is only as good as the people we employ, and that’s why we employ the best. Nicola is one of our amazing Personal Care Workers who “My mum was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 65, so I felt like I wanted to go into that area

Who remembers the milky? Or their parents telling them stories about the bread being delivered by horse and cart? Check out the first in our memory video series featuring author of Australia Remembers When and HenderCare Ambassador, Bob Byrne. At HenderCare, we asked our Brand Ambassador and author of Australia Remember When, Bob Byrne to

The Government has recently announced a $287 million investment to release additional high level home care packages in 2018-19. The result of this funding boost will see an additional 10,000 level 3 and level 4 home care packages allocated to older Australians, either waiting to receive care for the first time or being upgraded from