Horizon House looks for youth carers
A new house providing accommodation and support to young Broome people will open its doors early next year.
View ArticleCarers push for national disability insurance scheme
Carers of people with disabilities are using the International Day of People with a Disability to create awareness about the need for a national disability insurance scheme.
View ArticlePush on to help regional carers
The National Rural Health Alliance says carers in regional Western Australia are coming under increasing pressure due to a lack of health services.
View ArticleCall goes out for more foster carers
The Department of Child Protection has launched a major recruitment drive to increase the number of foster carers in the Murchison region.
View ArticleAlzheimer's group pleads for more carer funds
Alzheimer's Australia WA is calling for more funding for at-home carers in the wake of new figures which show a doubling in the percentage of deaths caused by dementia.
View ArticleFormer Pearl Diver turns to art after assault in Fremantle
Brian Ward is living with an acquired brain injury after a serious assault six years ago. During his remarkable journey of healing and rehabilitation Brian found a talent for painting, and recently...
View ArticleHome care gets funding boost
Home and community care services say the sector is growing in regional Western Australia because of limited aged care facilities and a greater attachment to the community.
View ArticleSong Connections: Sally Eves reflects on travel, inclusion, and 'pathological...
Passionate community member of Broome, Sally Eves, reflects on her life so far through Song Connections on Kimberley Mornings.
View ArticleJust smile, just call to say hello: everyone needs a friend
Social inclusion: the joy that friendship can bring, but how thoughtlessness can lead to deep loneliness for some people with disabilities, their parents, and carers.
View ArticlePilbara, Kimberley share in HACC funding
The Western Australian Government has announced a further $19 million in funding for the Home and Community Care (HACC) services program in WA.
View ArticleVoluntary euthanasia debate highlights need for better regional palliative...
With WA moving closer to legalising voluntary assisted dying, the debate is shining a light on the desperate need for better palliative care, particularly in regional areas.
View ArticleOutback aged care demands see young women gain skills and jobs by looking...
Keeping Aboriginal people 'on country' in their later years has far-reaching community benefits, but poor resources often make that impossible. In WA's remote north, however, that is starting to change.
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