Suzanne & Peter's Aged Care Journey 

"Putting someone into care. You just feel like you've let them down. You feel guilt. 

You just....That's not the way it should be. You should be able to stay home together. 
You’re just robbed. You’re robbed of a life that you should be able to have together. 
And that was when I rang Aged Care Decisions and thought, yeah, I've got to do something about this. That’s when Aged Care Decisions, sort of came into it and gave me a list of options. It certainly takes a lot of pressure off. Yeah.
 
I don't know if it takes the guilt away, but you still feel the sadness. You know, at nighttime, 
it's hard. But, Yeah, but no - knowing that he's really being cared. For and he's been there for 
a year now, and he's very comfortable.
 
What you have to do is you have to try and make the best of a bad thing that's happening 
to you. Just look for the silver linings. It's hard to navigate this whole aged care system and 
if you find someone like Aged Care Decisions, you know that that can help you.

With your respite care, with your residential care, with home care. It's free for a start and 
it’s fantastic advice that they gave you  - Suzanne M. 

"When I started looking at aged care I felt overwhelmed and lost, not really knowing where to start you, you just don't know and you don't know what you don't know.
 
The first time I rang Aged Care Decisions and spoke to someone, I was listened to. I was made to feel really calm and I was fed a lot of information that I needed. When I first found out about Aged Care Decisions, I tried to tell as many people as I can, and I tell them that it's free for a start, and it's fantastic advice that they give you and they don't let go of you until everything is OK.
 
You need to reach out and get that support. Don't think you can do it on your own because you can't do it on your own."  - Suzanne M. 

Putting someone into care. You just feel like you've let them down. You feel guilt.

 You just.... That's not the way it should be. You should be able to stay home together. You’re just robbed. You’re robbed of a life that you should be able to have together.

 And that was when I rang Aged Care Decisions and thought, yeah, I've got to do something about this. That’s when Aged Care Decisions, sort of came into it and gave me a list of options. It certainly takes a lot of pressure off. Yeah.
 
I don't know if it takes the guilt away, but you still feel the sadness. You know, at nighttime, it's hard. But, Yeah, but no - knowing that he's really being cared. For and he's been there for a year now, and he's very comfortable.
 
What you have to do is you have to try and make the best of a bad thing that's happening to you. Just look for the silver linings. It's hard to navigate this whole aged care system and if you find someone like Aged Care Decisions, you know that that can help you.

With your respite care, with your residential care, with home care. 
It's free for a start and it’s fantastic 
advice that they gave you." - Suzanne M.

Suzanne & Peter's Aged Care Journey 

"When I started looking at aged care, I felt overwhelmed and lost." 

"I rang Aged Care Decisions and thought, yeah, I've got to do something about this. 
That’s when Aged Care Decisions, sort of came into it and gave me a list of options, three places to choose from for respite care for him.."  - Suzanne M. 

"When I started looking at aged care I felt overwhelmed and lost, not really knowing where to start you, you just don't know and you don't know what you don't know.
 
The first time I rang Aged Care Decisions and spoke to someone, 
I was listened to. I was made to feel really calm and I was fed a lot of information that I needed. When I first found out about Aged Care Decisions, I tried to tell as many people as I can, and I tell them that it's free for a start, and it's fantastic advice that they give you and they don't let go of you until everything is OK.
 
You need to reach out and get that support. Don't think you can do it on your own because you can't do it on your own."  - Suzanne M.