Care Management and Navigation

Lorraine Wilcox is a familiar sight as she clocks up the kilometres walking down the roads and pavements of Euroa with her trusty red walker.

A home is so much more than bricks and mortar.  It’s a feeling.  Just ask Helen Johnston.

Every day Strathbogie couple Beat (Beatrix) and Dennis open the gate to the paddock on the side of their farmhouse and call out “Food! Food!”

Being a grandparent today isn’t about fitting into an old mould but finding your own rhythm.

Karen Neate has got her list of duties down pat when it comes to caring for her husband, Roger.

Farmer Ken Lloyd loves being woken by the sounds of the cattle and the early morning chorus of the birds. 

“I tell the home care team, this is the situation I’m in, just make it work for me.’ I plan on growing older, the way I want to,” says Hume Home Care customer Kevin Nikkleson. 

It’s Dementia Action Week (15-21 September) and the theme this year is “Nobody can do it alone.”

Uniting AgeWell offers support to those living with dementia – through support in the home and in residential settings.