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We are a caring and compassionate service provider helping to support individuals of NDIS,DVA & Aged stay living in their own home.

Some if the services we provide include domestic assistance, appointment transport,showering assistance and social support.

03/12/2025

IF I GET DEMENTIA…..
I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live. I want them to remember these things.

1a. Every time you enter the room announce yourself. “Hi Dad - it’s Amanda.”
NEVER ask- Do you know who I am??? That causes anxiety.

1. If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality.

2. If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.

3. If I get dementia, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.

4. If I get dementia, and I am not sure who you are, do not take it personally. My timeline is confusing to me.

5. If I get dementia, and can no longer use utensils, do not start feeding me. Instead, switch me to a finger-food diet, and see if I can still feed myself.

6. If I get dementia, and I am sad or anxious, hold my hand and listen. Do not tell me that my feelings are unfounded.

7. If I get dementia, I don’t want to be treated like a child. Talk to me like the adult that I am.

8. If I get dementia, I still want to enjoy the things that I’ve always enjoyed. Help me find a way to exercise, read, and visit with friends.

9. If I get dementia, ask me to tell you a story from my past.

10. If I get dementia, and I become agitated, take the time to figure out what is bothering me.

11. If I get dementia, treat me the way that you would want to be treated.

12. If I get dementia, make sure that there are plenty of snacks for me in the house. Even now if I don’t eat I get angry, and if I have dementia, I may have trouble explaining what I need.

13. If I get dementia, don’t talk about me as if I’m not in the room.

14. If I get dementia, don’t feel guilty if you cannot care for me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s not your fault, and you’ve done your best. Find someone who can help you, or choose a great new place for me to live. With a bus and activities!!

15. If I get dementia, and I live in a dementia care community, please visit me often.

16. If I get dementia, don’t act frustrated if I mix up names, events, or places. Take a deep breath. It’s not my fault.

17. If I get dementia, make sure I always have my favorite music playing within earshot.

18. If I get dementia, and I like to pick up items and carry them around, help me return those items to their original place.

19. If I get dementia, don’t exclude me from parties and family gatherings.

20. If I get dementia, know that I still like receiving hugs or handshakes.

21. If I get dementia, remember that I am still the person you know and love.”

08/10/2025

Today our Managing Director Theresa and one of our RNs, Michelle, attended the Inaugural Carer Gateway Forum 2025. It was a powerful moment for 200 healthcare leaders across the state, the carer community, service providers, and decision makers to collaborate, innovate, challenge and reshape how we think about supporting carers.

It was about pushing boundaries to ensure every carer receives the recognition, resources, and outcomes they deserve — in direct response to the Australian Government’s National Carer Strategy Action Plan 2024–2027.
Gratifying Care is proud to be part of such an insightful and thought-provoking forum.

28/09/2025

Happy Sunday 😂😂

Gratifying Care , Bellarine and Geelong

12/09/2025

Gratifying Care. Bellarine and Geelong

https://gratifyingcare.com.au/

We care, we see you ❤️❤️

“Do you know what the hardest part of getting older is?”
“What?”
“It’s becoming invisible. When you’re young, you’re still somebody: attractive, fun, charismatic, strong… at the very least, noticeable. But then all that fades. And suddenly you’re just ‘that old man in a worn-out jacket’ or ‘that grandma in a beret and an old sweater.’ It feels like you don’t even exist anymore. Like you’ve turned transparent.”

“But you know what? I noticed you the second you walked into the room…”

That line comes from a well-known British TV series. Sadly, it rings true.

Too often, the only thing people see in an older person is their age. No one says, “she used to be a language teacher,” or “he was an engineer.” Instead, it’s: “she’s over 80,” or “he must be pushing ninety.” Over the years, the number of people who actually know your story—who you were, what you loved, what you were good at—shrinks. Friends pass away. Some can’t leave the house anymore. They move so slowly that the only trip outside might be to grab a loaf of bread from the corner store.

Meanwhile, kids are wrapped up in their own pace, their own struggles. Sometimes they call. Even more rarely, they stop by. In the building, there are new neighbors—young parents with strollers, dads juggling grocery bags. Nobody even knows the name of the elderly lady on the second floor. The corner store has new clerks. No familiar faces left. At best, people know your apartment number and your approximate age. What’s behind those doors? Nobody cares. And that’s how emptiness sets in.

We wonder why Mom calls ten times a day with “trivial” things. Why Dad repeats the same question again and again. The truth is, they’re just afraid of being forgotten. They want to be noticed. To be heard. Even if it’s only over the phone. Because aging isn’t just about adding years—it’s about invisibility. It’s about loneliness. It’s about the deep need to still matter to someone.

Don’t wait until it’s too late. Call. Stop by. Ask how their day went. For you, it’s a minute. For them, it’s the whole world. Sometimes, a simple “I remember you” is enough to make someone feel alive again—seen, valued, not forgotten.

~ Credit goes to the respective owner ~

Also read: https://wildheartblogs.blogspot.com/2024/12/cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-amazing.htmlong

26/05/2025

Gratifying Care supports individuals in living independently within their own homes in Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula, and Melbourne West.

Remember, "it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years."

17/04/2025

Gratifying Care wishes you a safe and happy Easter, may your chocolate bunny last the day!

11/03/2025

Gratifying Care

Ph: 0424 373 530
www.gratifyingcare.com.au

WHEN PARENTS GET OLD ...
Let them grow old with the same love that they let you grow ...
Let them speak and tell repeated stories with the same patience and interest that they heard yours as a child ...
Let them overcome, like so many times when they let you win ...
Let them enjoy their friends just as they let you …
Let them enjoy the talks with their grandchildren, because they see you in them ...
Let them enjoy living among the objects that have accompanied them for a long time, because they suffer when they feel that you tear pieces of this life away ...
Let them be wrong, like so many times you have been wrong and they didn’t embarrass you by correcting you ...
LET THEM LIVE and try to make them happy the last stretch of the path they have left to go; give them your hand, just like they gave you their hand when you started your path!

28/02/2025

Are you an experienced Registered or Enrolled Nurse looking for some casual work around Geelong and the Bellarine? Our team of caregivers and nurses pride themselves in providing quality, individualised clinical and homecare services to clients within the comfort of their own home. If you would like to join us, please get in touch with us on 0424373530 or email your resume to info@gratifyingcare.com.au

16/02/2025

Embracing a positive mindset is the foundation of a happy and healthy life. We wish you a week filled with joy and success.

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Curlewis, VIC
3222

Telephone

+61424373530

Website

https://gratifyingcare.com.au/

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