Mental Health How to support someone in a crisis Support from friends, family, loved ones and health professionals plays a significant role in the recovery process of someone experiencing a mental health issue.
covid19 Creating A COVID-19 Safe Environment At Home As the situation in Melbourne unfolds and outbreaks are identified in New South Wales, it is important to remain vigilant and to all do our part in limiting transmission.
Care Workers What the Careseekers fee of 9% provides you with It can be difficult to understand why we charge a fee on our platform and why a portion of your hard earned money should be deducted when you carry out services. We wanted to provide some details about what why this fee is charged and where the money goes.
Care Workers How Existing Skills Can Transfer To Care & Support Work The skills and experience gained in other industries or through caring for a family can be successfully and easily transferred into care and support work to make a difference in someone's life.
Aged Care Telehealth Could Be Here To Stay Digital health services have come to the fore during COVID-19. What has been used in rural and remote communities for years, telehealth has been adopted by the wider community during COVID-19 to help stop the spread of the virus.
Care Workers Why saying yes to a 1 hour shift is a good idea One of the many benefits of the Careseekers platform is that we do not require minimum hours for bookings. This is to ensure that aged care and disability care seekers do not have to use their funding for hours they don't need.
Aged Care Raising awareness of elder abuse As difficult as it may be to comprehend, around 4-6 per cent of elderly Australians are subject to some form of elderly abuse.
Aged Care June is bowel cancer awareness month Saving lives through early detection is the positive message for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.
Aged Care Self contributing superannuation as an independent care or support worker As care and support workers we know you think a lot about others and their well being. It's also important you think about your own. Saving some money for your retirement may not be on your radar now, but it can make all the difference to your future!
Aged Care National Palliative Care Week 2020 This week is National Palliative Care Week. Organised by Palliative Care Australia and supported by the Department of Health, it aims to raise awareness and understanding and to break down misconceptions about palliative care in Australia.
