This month's newsletter is one I do a similar version of each year – if you’ve been subscribed for a while, I apologise if it feels repetitive. However, I think end of year celebrations are always the perfect time to check-in on our loved ones and take stock of how their health is – physically, mentally, emotionally and maybe even spiritually (if that’s important to them). For this reason, the theme I’ve chosen for December is “Annual Check-In”. Sometimes when we see our ageing loved ones...

Family camping trip - making memories around the campsite. For those in the industry and probably those already engaged with aged care services, Support at Home and the changes to residential care feels like it’s been coming forever! Initially planned to roll out on 1 July 2025, it was pushed back to give providers (and the Government) more time to iron out the finer details of the reforms. I have done a few previous newsletters on this topic back in October 2024 and May 2025 , however we...

Above: Celebrating Grandma’s 92nd birthday Making the decision to move into a residential care facility is no easy choice. Most of us...