Editorial guides
Practical articles, checklists and explanations built around Italian aged care homes, urgent placement, waiting lists and home-care decisions.
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How the former home is treated in the aged care means assessment and the pension, when to sell versus rent versus keep, and how the RAD decision interacts with the house.
Choosing the aged care home is only half the journey. What to expect in the difficult first weeks — relocation stress, making the room theirs, getting the care plan right, visiting well and spotting real problems.
From 1 November 2025 the Support at Home program replaced Home Care Packages. It changes how home care is funded, how contributions are calculated by service type, and how to move up levels. Here is what families need to know.
What Support at Home covers, how the funding levels work, and the point at which residential aged care becomes the safer choice.
The real differences in care, cost and how you get in — so you don’t overpay or choose too little care.
When a person with dementia needs a secure aged care home, how memory support differs, and the questions that reveal real expertise.
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How the former home is treated in the aged care means assessment and the pension, when to sell versus rent versus keep, and how the RAD decision interacts with the house.
How the new Support at Home program works, what it funds, when home care stops being enough, and how families decide between staying home and moving into residential care.
Funded residential respite days, what it costs, booking in practice, emergency respite when a carer collapses, and using respite as a trial run for permanent care.
Secure dementia units versus mainstream wings, the questions that reveal real dementia capability, restraint rules, and how to judge a memory support unit in one visit.
