Selecting the right Home Care Package provider for you
Aged care
Navigating the landscape of Home Care Package providers can be daunting. It’s important to do your research, identify your main concerns and consider how a Home Care Package can support you in continuing to live at home. To help you choose we share essential questions to ask.
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How does family violence affect children?
Family and relationship care
Research confirms the devastating impact family violence can have on children’s lives and their physical and emotional development, even if they’re not experiencing the violence first-hand. Learn about the impacts of violence on children and the signs that a child may not be coping.
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Supporting your family through loss and grief
Family and relationship care
Grief is a natural, emotional response to loss and unfortunately, an unavoidable part of family life. Often, we aren’t prepared for difficult situations and as a parent, you might be navigating your own grief as well. Centacare's Specialist Family and Relationship Care practitioners offer information and strategies to help support you and your family during challenging times.
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School Savvy eases back-to-school journey
Community and pastoral care
More than 40 families have enjoyed a smoother back-to-school journey, with access to School Savvy – an initiative to help reduce the financial burden for families so they can confidently prepare their children for the school year.
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Why our people love what they do
Featured
It's December and, once again, that special time of year when we celebrate the contribution of our longest serving people and volunteers. We took the opportunity to chat with these very special people about what they love about working at Centacare and Catholic Early EdCare. Their reasons are many and varied but are held together by a shared and genuine calling to care. We hope you enjoy their reflections.
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Looking after your family’s wellbeing at Christmas
Family and relationship care
Financial pressure, holiday preparations and busier-than-usual social calendars - the end of the year can be a challenging time for families. Centacare's specialist family and relationship care practitioners offer some tips to help you navigate this time of year.
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Life celebrations bring seniors together at Waminda
Aged care
October was Seniors Month and, as Queensland’s 880,000 seniors celebrated with the theme of social connections, the clients at Waminda Social and Community Hub came together to celebrate Aunty Barb's life in country and western style.
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