Life on the Age Pension

Life on the Age Pension

by | Jan 18, 2017 | Aged Care

Life on the aged pension can be a daily struggle with little to no buffer to make sure ‘ends meet.’ A single retiree who qualifies for the full government age pension can expect to receive close to $23,000 a year, including pension and energy supplements....
Helping the folks with aged care

Helping the folks with aged care

by | Jan 7, 2017 | Aged Care

Having to transition parents who can no longer live independently into a residential aged care facility can be a difficult time. Moving homes rates as one of the most stressful things we can do at the best of times, let alone when the move involves an aged-care...
Introducing the Sandwich Generation

Introducing the Sandwich Generation

by | Dec 30, 2016 | Aged Care, Case Studies

Have you heard of the Sandwich Generation? sandwich generation  noun a generation of people, typically in their thirties or forties, responsible both for bringing up their own children and for the care of their ageing parents. I personally fit the demographic –...