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25.01.2022 Wishing everyone a happy Christmas. The festive season often provides opportunities to notice warning signs that older family members or friends are becoming frail and may need extra help.

25.01.2022 Increasingly the preferred choice of older people is to remain living at home as they age, leading to a boom in the home care business. Whether you are looking for a provider for your government subsidised Home Care Package, or seeking to privately purchase services, do your research first.

25.01.2022 Not sure what gift to buy your older family member, check out Live Well Longer's stocking filler suggestions, https://www.livewelllonger.com.au//Christmas-stocking-fill

24.01.2022 Thanks to the City of Subiaco for hosting the Ageing at Home seminar last week, great discussion and sharing.

24.01.2022 Live Well Longer is offering a free community seminar on 'Ageing at Home'. The seminar will cover topics such as how to navigate Australia's Aged Care system to support living at home, an overview of the support available and resources to help plan to remain living at home. Date: Thursday 30th August 2018 Time: 3.00 - 4.00 pm Location: Claremont Library, 327 Stirling Highway, ... Claremont, WA Register via email [email protected] to register by Monday 27th August, places still available.

23.01.2022 Have you done your Life Checks? The Australian government recently released the Life Checks website, information and resources aimed at helping people live a happy comfortable life as they age. It is worth a look!

23.01.2022 Jenni Perkins, www.livewelllonger.com.au co-founder, is looking forward to meeting people at the upcoming " Ageing at Home - Selecting a Home Care Provider" speaker's session hosted by the Glyde-In Community Centre. Enrolments commence on the 24th July.

22.01.2022 With the preferred choice of older people to remain living at home, more and more providers are entering the home care market. The number of providers approved to deliver government-subsidised home care packages reached 917 nationally in March a massive increase of 42% over the last two years. Live Well Longer shares strategies for choosing the right home care provider for your needs

22.01.2022 Get a head start with your 2019 New Year's resolutions! Start developing your plans to remain living at home as you age at Live Well Longer's upcoming workshop! Places are still available for our Planning to Remain Living at Home workshop, December 13th, https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/planning-to-remain-living-a

22.01.2022 It was a busy week last week! We are very excited to announce, our new Live Well Longer workshops are scheduled and open for registration, visit www.livewelllonger.com.au A big thank you to the many people who attended our 'Ageing at Home' community seminars, your feedback and encouragement was really valued.

21.01.2022 Check out the GlydeIn Community Learning Centres Term 2 Programme, enrolments start on Wed May 1st 2019. On Friday 10th May Live Well Longers co-founder, Jill, will provide an overview of Australias home aged care system and share tips and strategies to remain living at home as you age.

21.01.2022 The old saying use it or lose it is even truer as we age. https://www.livewelllonger.com.au//2018/07/26/Use-it-or-lo

21.01.2022 Vulnerable older people are often the target of scams, see our latest blog,

20.01.2022 Great to be partnering with the City of Subiaco in 2020 to offer free Living and Lifestyle Forums, providing independent information on designing and setting up individualised aged care plans

19.01.2022 Thank you West Coast Community Centre, www.westcoastcommunity.com.au, for hosting such a great event. More than 80 people came along to Jenni's presentation. Lots of people interested in ageing at home! More community events are planned, www.livewelllonger.com.au

19.01.2022 The co-founders of Live Well Longer are delivering a free 'Ageing at Home' community seminar at the Leisure Fit Centre in Melville on Wed 24th Oct from 6.00 to 7.00 pm. The seminar will cover topics such as how to navigate Australias aged care system, the supports and services available to remain at home, tips and strategies to help demystify the system, and practical resources to support planning for the future. For more information and to register visit www.livewelllonger.com.au

18.01.2022 Older people accessing a government subsidised home care package should expect maximum flexibility in the package of care they receive.

18.01.2022 Time to learn a new skill, join a group, get fit... Term 2 enrolments at the GlydeIn Community Learning Centre, https://www.glydein.org.au, are now open. Jill is looking forward to meeting people attending the Ageing at Home session on Friday 10th May.

18.01.2022 It pays to know what concessions and supports are available!

16.01.2022 One of the most difficult obstacles to navigate on your aged care journey is often taking the first step!

14.01.2022 Join the discussion with Jenni Perkins, one of Live Well Longer's co-founders, at the West Coast Community Centre on February 19th at 10.00 am. Jenni will provide a practical overview of navigating Australia's aged care system and tips and strategies to remain living at home as you age.

13.01.2022 Often some of our important jobs are left to be done after it is too late!

13.01.2022 It was great to meet everyone who attended our Melville 'Ageing at Home' community seminar. If you missed the Melville seminar our next free community seminar is on Thurs 15th November from 5.30 - 6.30 pm at the Subiaco Community Centre, visit our website for more information or register at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/live-well-longer-ageing-at-

12.01.2022 Robyn enjoyed catching up with the North Beach Seniors Club, an interesting conversation about ageing at home with a great group!

11.01.2022 Whether you are looking for a provider for your government subsidised Home Care Package, or seeking to privately purchase services, do your research first. A good place to start is through friends and word of mouth. Cost is not the only factor that you might want to consider. See Live Well Longer's latest blog ...

10.01.2022 Really engaging group at Jenni's presentation at Tuart Place in Fremantle this week. Great discussion and sharing experiences navigating aged care. Thanks Jo Hocking for organising.

09.01.2022 The aged care journey generates a surprising amount of administration, lots of forms to complete and information to read. It pays to be organised!

09.01.2022 Jenni reflects on her 2019 and suggests tasks to be added to your New Year resolutions.

08.01.2022 How things have changed!

08.01.2022 Jenni is looking forward to seeing you at our next forum, hosted by the City of Subiaco, registrations are now open, https://www.livewelllonger.com.au/copy-of-our-services-1

06.01.2022 Empty nesters often ponder whether to downsize, Jill reflects on the importance of universal design when choosing a home that will meet your needs as you age, https://www.livewelllonger.com.au//Room-to-Move---Importan

06.01.2022 How often do you hear friends say 'I'm worried about mum and dad but they won't accept any help?' https://www.livewelllonger.com.au//Balancing-dignity-and-r

06.01.2022 Last week was Australia's Dementia Action week, early last year Jenni shared her Mum's story of living with short term memory loss and simple strategies that helped her live independently for as long as possible.

06.01.2022 Done the financial planning, planned your next holidays, ... Have you made plans for many people's most important goal as they age.

05.01.2022 It's national Scams Awareness Week, Jenni shares some tips on how to stay ahead of scammers,

05.01.2022 Get a head start with your 2019 New Year's resolutions! Start planning now to remain living independently at home as you age.

02.01.2022 September is Dementia Awareness Month, Dementia Australias national awareness-raising campaign. This years theme is Small actions Big difference, highlighting the many small actions that can make a big difference to the lives of people impacted by dementia. Live Well Longer's blog highlights some of these small actions by a family supporting their mother to remain living at home.

01.01.2022 Setting up home care that is just right for you is one of the most important and complex aged care processes. In our latest blog, 2 years after starting the aged care journey with her parents, Jill reflects on key questions to be asked when comparing home care providers.