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John & Violet
– Bli Bli, QLD
Without the help of Blue Care we would not be able to continue living in our home, and could not bare to be separated in any facility, the help she gets with shopping and cleaning is invaluable.
Carol
– Wishart, QLD
I would like to share my story of hope and helplessness when faced with elderly parents needing aged care advice/assistance.
I was all consumed with the huge decisions placed on me to help my parents. I relied on friends and work colleagues to steer me to the ‘right organisations’ for support. These right organisations then referred me to other organisations for further assistance.… Read more
John
– Bundaberg, QLD
In 1999, following my retirement my wife and I returned to Bundaberg to assist in the supervision of our elderly parents (all well into their 80s at that stage). Initially we sought and received some “in home” assistance.
My mother had early signs of alzheimers and, my father, mobility problems. This assistance helped for a very short period.… Read more
Lawrence
– Harristown, QLD
For the past few years I have suffered from lower back pains, I have had several back operations to correct them. recently I had a second knee replacement.
I was referred to Blue Care, Toowoomba for Hydro Therapy by my local Doctor. The care and assistance that I received from the Staff and Therapist was excellent.… Read more
Corrie
– Urraween Hervey Bay, QLD
My story will be like so many others.
My husband suffers from meningeoma of the left frontal lobe and was initially treated for that. However this has become dementia over the years.
For some years I tried to manage by myself without any outside help but with the help and understanding from family.… Read more
Deahnna
– Tanunda, SA
As an aged care worker of 20+ years I have seen the sector slowly implode on itself.
The quality of care, staffing levels & workloads, wages and increased resident care needs have all suffered over the years.
The negative impact of these issues are addressed everyday by aged care workers torn between resident care and quality conditions and wages.… Read more
G.R
– Kerneys Spring, QLD
My wife has been looked after at home by Blue Care for the past year since she was diagnosed with bowel cancer. We have been most grateful for the service offered and it has taken a load off my shoulders to know that someone else other than the base hospital at Toowoomba can give us their support.… Read more
Diana
– Mudgee, NSW
It is clear that reform is needed. The current system is complicated for people to grasp at what is usually an emotional time.
It is a fact that many (not all, but most, in my experience) older people lose the capacity or motivation to understand the complexities of aged care funding. Children of older people lead extremely busy lives, they have jobs, they are caring for parents, their children, grandchildren and sometimes great grandchildren and to have this suddenly thrust upon them when a parent needs care is daunting and distressing, at a time that is already emotionally upsetting.… Read more
Holly
– Kingston, TAS
My husband has been working in an aged care facility since we were married in 2010. We have been wanting to start a family of our own but are financially incapable of doing so with his current income.
For someone who has to feed, dress, wash, toilet… and do everything else in between to keep somebody’s grandmother or grandfather alive, and to do the same tasks as performed only by nurses not all that long ago – for him and everyone else in the sector to be paid $17.10 an hour is to spit in their face.… Read more
Danae
– Cardiff Heights, NSW
I have been a DON/Facility Manager since 1999 in large and medium sized homes, low care and high care and retirement villages.
The pace of work has continued unabated in order to maintain standards and improvements. 8 hour days would be great, most managers work 10 regularly.
The ability to attract high quality flexible registered nurses who recognise aged care as a specialty is an ongoing issue.… Read more
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