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Caring for someone with a health condition
If your family member has one of the specific health conditions listed below that needs special care, you may find that there are services that can help.
- Dementia
- Palliative care
- Chronic disease
- Continence management
- Mental health
- Hearing and sight difficulties
- Falls prevention
Dementia
This part of the website will give you information on dementia and organisations that offer support, including respite opportunities that can give you a break from your caring responsibilities.Read more: Caring for someone with dementia
Palliative care
Palliative care is care provided for people of all ages who have a life limiting illness, with little or no prospect of cure, and for whom the primary treatment goal is quality of life. If you’re looking after someone who requires palliative care, this page gives you information on services that may be available, as well as tips from other carers who have given palliative care to their family members.Read more: About palliative care
Chronic disease
There are seven chronic health problems covered by this section, including asthma, cancer, cardiovascular health, diabetes, injury prevention, mental health, arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. If the person you care for has special needs in one of these areas, go to this page to find out more about organisations that may be able to help.Read more: About chronic disease
Continence management
Carers looking after continence needs of a family member will be pleased to know that there are products, aids and techniques available to help you and them deal with all the problems involved.Read more: About continence management
Mental health
It’s important to remember that mental health issues can be managed through medication, counselling, and other treatment. If you’re caring for someone with mental health issues, you’ll find some useful information and contacts on this page.Read more: Caring for someone with a mental illness
Hearing and sight difficulties
If you’re caring for someone with hearing or sight loss, communication can be difficult. On this page you’ll find some tips that may help you in your caring role.Read more: About hearing and sight difficulties
Falls prevention
If the person you care for has had a fall you’ll want to take every precaution to ensure that this doesn’t recur or result in a move into an aged care home. This part of the website gives you information on how you can prevent falls as well as organisations and programs that can help manage life after a fall.Read more: Falls prevention
Common questions on this topic:
- How can I get talking books for Mum?
- Now that Dad is getting older he is having trouble with his bladder - leaking a bit day or night. Can anything be done about this?
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