Issue Winter 2022 - Australian Carers Guide QLD (2024)

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The Australian Carers Guide is our countries first and only publication focusing on you, the informal family carer. The overarching theme of our content and the resources and services we provide is all tempered with your physical, financial, mental, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing. The Australian Carers Guide is a new and independent quarterly publication created specifically for today’s family carers especially those caring for their aging parent, spouse or an elderly loved one. The ACG is jam packed full of practical and helpful content that is simple to read and designed to help you navigate through the caregiving journey. We achieve this by confronting the most common challenges and offer a new and fresh approach that will help ease the burdens. We deliver unique insights, creative solutions and helpful perspectives that will make a real difference in your daily life. Paul Koury - Publisher

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In this issuepublisher’s messageHello readers and welcome to the Winter 2022 edition of the Australian Carers Guide. Thank you to those who have called or written in to express your appreciation for our guide. We are continually humbled by your comments and appreciate your feedback. It is truly a labour of love for us as we work to ensure that all carers can find practical, educational and helpful content all in one place. Our mission remains to reach and support as many of our 1.3 million primary carers as we can. What happened to the Autumn edition? To everyone who contacted us wondering where the Autumn edition went, we did not publish it, this year. Reason being, that last year when we went to launch Edition 1 in Spring 2021, instead of the…4 min

In this issueThis Issue’s ContributorsGemma Poole Aged Care Group Australian Government Department of Health Maree McCabe AM Chief Executive Officer Dementia Australia Helen Walker Education Specialist OPAN: Older peoples Advocacy Network Rachel Lane Principal - Aged Care Gurus and Co Author of Aged Care, Who Cares Paul Koury Founder - Publisher Australian Carers Guide Andrea Alvarez Aged Care Decisions Lead Generation Manager Michael Clohesy Wills and Estates at Gathered Here National Head of Legal Services WillRichardson Puzzles supplied by Richardson Publishing Group Carers Queensland: www.carersvictoria.org.au…1 min

In this issueExclusive Subscription OfferSAVE UP TO 40% OFF NEWS STAND PRICE Benefits of a subscription: • Save $$$ OFF the news stand price • Have the guide delivered to your door • Includes a FREE Digital copy of the guide • And you’ll never miss a copy! INCLUDES DELIVERY ONLINE ORDERS: Please visit: australiancarersguide.com.au/shop HURRY! OFFER ENDS 20th AUGUST 2022 SUBSCRIBING IS EASY 1300 717 515 Free Call Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm PO Box 6155 Wantirna Victoria 3152 www.australiancarersguide.com.au Offer valid in Australia only. Price includes delivery. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery.…1 min

DepartmentsTHE ScoopNIGHT OWLS AND EARLY BIRDS People who stay up late and sleep in the morning tend to be smarter, science says. Although night owls are often thought to be unproductive, that’s not what evidence shows. Researchers at the University of Liège in Belgium have found that an hour after waking up, early-risers and their nocturnal contemporaries show approximately the same degree of alertness. Tested again 10.5 hours after waking, it was the night owls who were more alert. So much for the early bird catching the worm! Source: entrepreneur.com NUTRITION PROTEIN POWER Eggs are loaded with vitamins, minerals, high-quality proteins, good fats and various other lesser known nutrients. Eggs also contain small amounts of almost every vitamin and mineral required by the human body, including calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, manganese,…3 min

DepartmentsWe’ve got mailHello fellow carers. Thank you to all of you that wrote to us and shared your stories. We read each of the over 300 emails and letter we received. In needs to be said that we are continually humbled by your selfless commitment to your elderly loved ones irrespective of their appreciation or lack thereof. We want to let ever carer know how we appreciate you. You are all saints who continually sacrifice yourself to provide daily care to your elderly loved ones. No greater love is there than to set aside your life to love and care for another. UNRULY BEHAVIOUR Hi, my mother is now 80 and her social and etiquette skills have decreased dramatically. The other day, she just stood in front of my husband with just…3 min

In this issueWise AdviceTIPS FOR WALKING SAFELY THIS WINTER With winter comes rain and sometime black ice on our roads and footpaths. Try to find ways you can protect yourself from falling. Here are some practical suggestions. The right shoes:For warmth and stability choose shoes that are waterproof, lightweight, well-insulated and have low, wide heels. Make sure the tread is thick, non-slip and made of natural rubber. Consider:It’s your feet that’s the only body part that makes contact with the ground. Therefore, we should pay more attention to our footwear. We do when buying car tyres, so even more so when it comes to footwear. Chose a pair with wide soles, non-slip soles and are comfortable can help. I suggest seeing a podiatrist to make sure the inner fit suits your foot shape.…2 min

Issue Winter 2022 - Australian Carers Guide QLD (2024)

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