

As summer has now drawn to a close, it is hard to believe that Autumn is with us and we’re already in March of 2022 with Easter fast approaching. This month’s Newsletter includes information about our Autumn Packs, which are a great way to get you and your home ready for the autumn season this…

Oxley News Winter 2021
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- June 29, 2021 3:48 pm·
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Find out how you can get more out of your Home Care Package, plus tips for avoiding scams, meet our team plus more. CLICK HERE to download Did you find this blog informative? Read more: Your gut bacteria could influence whether you get Alzheimer’s Disease Can you exercise when you have arthritis? Older Australians making the…

How to apply for a Home Care Package…
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- December 3, 2018 3:42 pm·
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Being able to stay at home as we age is one of the most important things for most Australians. The Federal Government offers assistance in the way of a Home Care Package for elderly people who may need help in their day-to-day lives, whether it be domestic support around the home or higher-level personal care and nursing.…

$100 million to help senior Australians live at home for longer
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- October 3, 2018 3:18 pm·
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The Federal Government this week committed to investing an additional $100 million over two years to support senior Australians to remain living independently in their own homes. The funding injection will help to expand five vital home services that are relied upon by hundreds of thousands of people, including: Domestic assistance Meals Transport Home maintenance Home modifications…

90 Days until your Home Care Package. What to do next…
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- August 23, 2018 3:02 pm·
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If you or a loved-one are waiting in the national queue for a Home Care Package, you are now going to receive a letter 90 days before you are assigned a Home Care Package. The purpose of this ‘readiness letter’ is to let you know your Home Care Package will be ‘assigned’ in approximately 90 days. It is intended…

Reaching out to fight loneliness at Christmas time…
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- December 15, 2017 12:33 pm·
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The festive season is generally a happy time to relax and reflect on the year that’s past. But, it’s also a time that can be fraught with emotion as Australians mark an important occasion without a loved one and confront their loneliness. According to an Australian Red Cross survey conducted in October this year, one in four…

Christmas shopping with the elderly…
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- November 30, 2017 12:26 pm·
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(With much thanks to the Frenchs Forest, Belrose, Davidson and Forestville Community Facebook Group.) If you’re out and about Christmas shopping in a large shopping centre this festive season, perhaps it might be a good idea to look around and take note of the elderly people you see. Our shopping centres are large, spread out…

The Australian community has spoken and said “Yes”
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- November 17, 2017 11:30 am·
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The Australian community spoke loudly and clearly this week. The majority of eligible Australians who expressed a view in the voluntary survey said “Yes” to Australian law being changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. 7,817,247 (61.6 per cent) of the survey respondents replied with “Yes”. “Nearly eight of 10 eligible Australians (79.5 per cent)…

Do you work in aged care? Maybe you should consider it…
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- October 27, 2017 10:58 am·
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Do you work in aged care? There are lots of reasons to and it’s a growing sector. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its 2016 Census of Population and Housing this week. It revealed that there was a 22.2 per cent increase in the number of aged and disabled carers working in Greater Sydney since the previous Census in…

6,000 new Home Care Packages released in September 2017
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- October 5, 2017 10:36 am·
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By 2050, more than five million people will need access to aged care. And, according to the Productivity Commission, Australia will need almost one million aged care staff to care for all these people by that time. “Just to house Australia’s elderly the aged care industry will need to spend $33 billion in the next…