Helen Buckley died in the early hours of May 6 2021 exactly the way she wanted – at her Frenchs Forest home with her family around her, thanks to the support from a special HammondCare program.
Family denial, requests for futile medical interventions and unavailable GPs, are just a few of the challenges faced by residential aged care managers looking after people dying with advanced dementia.
Every fortnight on the Northern Beaches, a group of people experiencing the anguish of losing someone dear to them come together to walk and talk along some of Sydney’s most panoramic coastline spots.
Aged just 35, Henry Ngo has already lived an extraordinary life but may never be able to share any of his memories with his little boy, Steven.
HammondCare CEO Mike Baird has broadly welcomed the $17.7 billion of new spending announced in the Federal Budget to better fund residential aged care and home care.
When Sandra Heard and her daughters Holly and Ebony join family this Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day, it will be thanks to shifts aligning as all three are members of the 24/7 care team at HammondCare Bond House.
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