Articles and thinking.
Practical writing on care, housing, family roles, government systems and the decisions adult children are increasingly asked to coordinate.
Care at home
Approved for CHSP — so why can’t you find someone to help Mum?
Why approval doesn’t guarantee a service, what local provider locations can tell you, and how to ask about a broadcast referral.
When a parent needs care at home
Support At Home can help, but families need clear answers on what it will deliver, what it will not cover, local provider costs, private care and the role family may still need to play.
Retirement living
Retirement villages: the conversation to have before you need it
Retirement villages are a huge part of the later-life housing and care journey. The lifestyle benefits can be enormous, but families need to know the numbers before care needs increase.
Retirement village state of play
Why adult children may need to understand the village contract, exit timing, likely proceeds and nearby aged-care options before care needs change.
Care and location
Family planning
When Mum and Dad need a plan: a sandwich generation story
A practical story about helping ageing parents move closer to family, while balancing pension rules, home equity, medical access, aged care options and family decision-making.
How aged care financial advice has evolved over 25 years
Aged care advice has become a specialist field spanning care, housing, government systems, superannuation, property and family responsibility.
Looking for concessions?
Explore payments, cards and related government entitlements.
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