Aged Care

Are you confused about home care packages (HCPs) and how to access one? Today, we explain the ins and outs of home care packages including how you can access one, what the different funding levels are, and how much control and choice you have over how your package is delivered.

Are you concerned about a loved one in residential care? With more than 80 reports of infections linked to residential care now, many families with relatives in residential aged care homes are becoming increasingly concerned over health risks at the facilities. So, what happens if you decide you want to remove a resident from residential aged care? What are your rights?

Today, we are experiencing uncertainty in the world and each day our community grows stronger as we connect and unite.

Prestige Inhome Care’s community is made up of individuals living independently and with dignity in the comfort of their own home.

The Australian government recently advised senior Australians to stay at home for their own protection and to limit their interaction with others in the community. So, how can you help you elderly loved ones ensure that self-isolation doesn’t make them feel completely isolated? We interviewed our CEO, Nick McDonald, who is a registered nurse about the importance of helping our family members stay connected and healthy during the campaign to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Everyone deserves respectful and experienced carers that support you when you need it the most.

Palliative Care offers the same level of expertise and support you would receive in a Hospice, Hospital or with a specialist. The difference is you have greater options and more choices from the comfort of your own home.

It is a wonderful feeling to know that your loved one has continuous, 24 hour in-home care. When it comes to overnight care and 24 hour nursing, you deserve to be 100% confident that your loved one has the very best qualified and registered nurses and in-home carers.

Coffee first, then the morning to-do list begins.   That is the mantra of Prestige Inhome Care’s own Zoe, who you will find both out in the community caring for clients as well as in the office helping people calling through for assistance.

Inhome aged care provider, ‘Dutiful Daughters’ has been providing care and support for our most vulnerable in the comfort of their own home for 20 years.

Since the most recent reforms to Government Home Care Packages in February 2017, Nick McDonald and his team of professional carers and managers at Prestige Inhome Care have witnessed first-hand the confusion surrounding eligibility and inclusions when it comes to home care.

Medical Expert Jim McDonald has spent over 46 years getting to know the Bayside community, having treated up to three generations of the same family at his local General Practice. Sitting down with son and CEO of Prestige Inhome Care Nick McDonald, Jim shares some personal thoughts on some key issues facing the aging community, along with bringing to light his learnings from his many of visits to both nursing homes, aged care facilities and home environments both in Australia and abroad.

The recent reforms to Government Funded Home Care Packages, effective 27 February 2017, have sparked a wave of questions from some of the most vulnerable in our community, with many elderly and disabled citizens overwhelmed with the choice of providers emerging as a result of the changes.

Selecting the right form of care for you or your loved one can be an overwhelming and challenging task. The many options each come with their own point of difference, but finding these can often require a great deal of time and research.