by Julia McCarthy | Oct 10, 2025 | Articles
The long-term delay in new home care package funding has created a disastrous domino effect trapping thousands of older Australians and driving a national aged care crisis. When an older person admits to hospital, their care needs often change and increase. To return...
by Julia McCarthy | Sep 16, 2025 | Articles
A major change is coming to aged care, and it could cost pensioners dearly. On November 1, 2025, the new Support at Home program replaces the existing Home Care Packages program. This new system forces everyone to co-contribute for things that previously were paid...
by Julia McCarthy | Aug 13, 2025 | Articles
Who does aged care affect? Everyone. Forget the quiet whispers and the stigmatised label. Aged care isn’t a niche issue for someone else’s family; it’s for all of us. Look around. You already know someone over 65, right? It might be you, or maybe you’re...
by Choices to Age at Home | Dec 20, 2023 | Stories
End-of-year get-together with the Choices to Age Home team (l to r) Julia McCarthy, Antony Shields and Marion Fuller. As we approach Christmas and the final days of 2023, I’ve been reflecting on the first year of Choices to Age at Home. Above all else, I’m grateful...
by Choices to Age at Home | Sep 28, 2023 | Stories
It’s a privilege working in a trusted relationship with each of our clients, advocating and supporting them to achieve what they need and are entitled to. Julia McCarthy, Founder, Choices to Age at Home The Choices to Age at Home team held its inaugural training day...
