Carer Story: A Friend for Mum!
When Family Care editor Laurie Hilsgen’s Mum shifted to an assisted living apartment, her seven children hoped she would settle easily and make new friends. But chronic loneliness prompted a…
05/12/2012
CaringBridge: Bringing People Together During Any Health Event
CaringBridge is a free service friends, whānau, and family can use to stay in close touch during any type of health event. Carers NZ likes this wonderful online service! Check…
17/11/2012
Stroke Foundation Information for Carers
Download helpful booklets and pamphlets at the Stroke Foundation website, and learn about support options near where you live. You can view the Foundation’s informative booklets online or order print…
04/11/2012
Advice: Carer Burnout
Often we don’t even recognise the symptoms of burnout. Sometimes family carers become so stressed they lose perspective and do not realise they are no longer coping. Carer burnout is…
31/10/2012
IHC Advice Toolkit
IHC’s free Advice Toolkit has important and useful information for parents/family/whanau of children with an intellectual disability, self advocates with disabilities, and disability support agencies. Being well-informed is the key…
30/10/2012
Advice: Supporting Elderly Parents
How will you know if or when your elderly parents need more help? What are the things to think about? Here is a checklist of questions to assist you. Getting…
30/10/2012
Creative Writing: For Carers By Carers
Reading poetry and prose can help us gain valuable insights into any situation in our lives, including our responsibilities as carers. In turn, writing poetry can be a very powerful…
19/06/2012