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Home Care May 04, 2022

Maintaining your independence with Home Care...

Home Care December 19, 2022

Connected communities...

Home Care December 16, 2022

Jenny’s incredible 42-year career...

Home Care September 06, 2022

Benefits of Home Care...

Home Care August 17, 2022

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Home Care January 03, 2022

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Keep it in the family

For Mary, our St Michael’s Residential Care Home in Casino has played a huge role in her life…

Home Care September 08, 2022

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Keep it in the family

Home Care September 08, 2022

Keep it in the family

Optimising care management

Bill enjoys walking around his community, chatting to friends and neighbours along the way. At…

Home Care June 27, 2022

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Optimising care management

Home Care June 27, 2022

Optimising care management

Leonila brings back her social life

Leonila lives in Sydney, with her husband Cesar and has been a Home Care client with SCC since…

Home Care May 03, 2022

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Leonila brings back her social life

Home Care May 03, 2022

Leonila brings back her social life

Rebecca is optimistic about the future of Home Care

As SCC’s Regional Manager for Home Care, Rebecca trained initially as an Assistant in Nursing…

Home Care December 21, 2021

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Rebecca is optimistic about the future of Home Care

Home Care December 21, 2021

Rebecca is optimistic about the future of Home Care

Living life well with home care services

Southern Cross began delivering Home Care services to Western Sydney in July 1996, followed by…

Home Care February 22, 2021

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Living life well with home care services

Home Care February 22, 2021

Living life well with home care services

Suzanna and Margaret both look forward to their visits

Suzanna, a Home Care worker on the Central Coast visits Margaret twice a week for domestic…

Home Care August 14, 2019

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Suzanna and Margaret both look forward to their visits

Home Care August 14, 2019

Suzanna and Margaret both look forward to their visits

Good health and good spirits with home care

Anyone who meets sisters Gloria and Mavis can see how kind and appreciative they are. Lyn, their…

Home Care May 02, 2019

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Good health and good spirits with home care

Home Care May 02, 2019

Good health and good spirits with home care

A New Lease on Life

Doreen and Harry lived in many places all over Australia before settling in Parkes but they now…

Home Care April 08, 2019

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A New Lease on Life

Home Care April 08, 2019

A New Lease on Life

Doing better than ever

Brian was adamant that he would be able to return home upon discharge from a nine week stay in…

Home Care March 26, 2019

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Doing better than ever

Home Care March 26, 2019

Doing better than ever

Horsing around with in-home respite

Each Wednesday, Jim from Fingal Head on the Far North Coast enjoys a day out with his carer…

Home Care January 23, 2019

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Horsing around with in-home respite

Home Care January 23, 2019

Horsing around with in-home respite

Art brings generations together

You may remember Rod from Deniliquin from a previous Goodlife magazine. Rod is a home care…

Home Care January 02, 2019

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Art brings generations together

Home Care January 02, 2019

Art brings generations together

Ensure your loved one is looked after this holiday season

If you’re providing support or care for an older person, you could probably use a break around…

Residential Aged CareHome Care December 05, 2018

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Ensure your loved one is looked after this holiday season

Residential Aged CareHome Care December 05, 2018

Ensure your loved one is looked after this holiday season

Average unspent Home Care fund climbs to $5,984 per client, how are you using your package?

Home Care supports your health and wellbeing so that you can stay at home for longer with a…

Home Care October 19, 2018

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Average unspent Home Care fund climbs to $5,984 per client, how are you using your package?

Home Care October 19, 2018

Average unspent Home Care fund climbs to $5,984 per client, how are you using your package?

Jenny, traveling with peace-of-mind

Ling has lived with daughter Jenny and her family following the death of her husband three years…

Home Care August 08, 2018

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Jenny, traveling with peace-of-mind

Home Care August 08, 2018

Jenny, traveling with peace-of-mind

Carmen, 81 and living safely at home with dementia

Carmen is 81 and is living safely at home with dementia thanks to #AgedCareAtHome “When my…

Home Care July 13, 2018

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Carmen, 81 and living safely at home with dementia

Home Care July 13, 2018

Carmen, 81 and living safely at home with dementia

Aged Care at Home

“I can’t believe how lucky I am to be an older person in 2018. I often think about my parents…

Home Care July 09, 2018

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Aged Care at Home

Home Care July 09, 2018

Aged Care at Home

Not all Home Care providers are created equal

Former butcher Bill moved to Moama from Melbourne two years ago in a bid to escape the rat race…

Home Care June 19, 2018

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Not all Home Care providers are created equal

Home Care June 19, 2018

Not all Home Care providers are created equal

Switching on to a Good Thing

A day out at the movies and the chance to dress up and socialise is something that most of us…

Home Care May 31, 2018

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Switching on to a Good Thing

Home Care May 31, 2018

Switching on to a Good Thing

Budget brings good news for people waiting on Home Care Packages

Good news for people currently assessed and waiting on Home Care packages announced in the…

NewsFinancialHome Care May 14, 2018

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Budget brings good news for people waiting on Home Care Packages

NewsFinancialHome Care May 14, 2018

Budget brings good news for people waiting on Home Care Packages

I get by with a little help from my friends

Raymond is the king of his castle. His unit in Coogee that he and his wife bought more than 20…

Home Care February 16, 2018

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I get by with a little help from my friends

Home Care February 16, 2018

I get by with a little help from my friends

A daughters advice - Don’t delay what you can do today

Watching your parents age is challenging. Not only because we fear we might lose…

Home Care February 09, 2018

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A daughters advice - Don’t delay what you can do today

Home Care February 09, 2018

A daughters advice - Don’t delay what you can do today

Welcome a pet into your life

Pets are great at any and every stage of life and it’s amazing the companionship they can…

Retirement CommunityLifestyleHome Care January 25, 2018

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Welcome a pet into your life

Retirement CommunityLifestyleHome Care January 25, 2018

Welcome a pet into your life

Why it’s worth knowing about respite care

Why it’s Worth Knowing about Respite Care Families want to do the best they can by…

Residential Aged CareHome Care September 28, 2017

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Why it’s worth knowing about respite care

Residential Aged CareHome Care September 28, 2017

Why it’s worth knowing about respite care

Helping you get Home Care

If applying for Home Care is giving you a headache, we can take the pain away. Are you…

Home Care September 24, 2017

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Helping you get Home Care

Home Care September 24, 2017

Helping you get Home Care

Alice Discovers a Silver Lining

Sometimes when we least expect it, life takes us by surprise. When what starts out as a problem,…

Home Care September 06, 2017

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Alice Discovers a Silver Lining

Home Care September 06, 2017

Alice Discovers a Silver Lining

I’ve been approved for a Home Care Package! What happens next?

Congratulations. You’ve filled in the paperwork, talked with My Aged Care and had an ACAT (Aged…

Home Care August 31, 2017

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I’ve been approved for a Home Care Package! What happens next?

Home Care August 31, 2017

I’ve been approved for a Home Care Package! What happens next?

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