Conditions & support

    Conditions we help with

    General, plain-English information about common conditions — and the NDIS and aged care supports that may help. We're not a medical service; we help you find trusted providers, for free.

    Aged care conditions

    The aged care conditions below — dementia, Alzheimer's disease, frailty and falls risk — tend to bring similar day-to-day questions for older people and the families around them. Support is often about the ordinary parts of the week: getting up and dressed safely, meals, medication prompts, keeping the house manageable, getting to appointments and staying connected with people. For someone living with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, familiar routines, a small and consistent team, and clear communication usually matter as much as the tasks themselves.

    Frailty and falls risk raise more practical questions: how the home is set up, how someone moves between rooms, whether the bathroom is workable, and what happens after a hospital stay. Needs also change over time, so what suited last year may not suit now.

    My Care Link Australia does not deliver care or assess anyone. We connect older Australians, families and carers with aged care providers, and there is no cost to you. Tell us the suburb, the kind of help you are after and anything that matters about routines, mobility, communication or language, and we will use that as the starting point for your enquiry.

    Aged care support questions

    What aged care support is available for someone living with dementia?

    Support is usually built around everyday routines rather than the diagnosis itself — help with personal care, meals, prompts and reminders, light domestic tasks, company through the day, and getting out into the community. Some families also arrange short breaks so a regular carer can rest. What any individual provider can offer varies by area and over time, so it is worth confirming details directly with the providers you speak to. Questions about diagnosis, medication or clinical risk are best discussed with a GP or another qualified health professional.

    How does My Care Link Australia help families arrange aged care support?

    Tell us the suburb, the kind of help you are looking for and anything that matters about routines, mobility, communication or language, and we will use that to look for aged care providers who may suit. We do not assess anyone, decide funding or eligibility, and we cannot confirm that a particular provider will have capacity — those are matters for the relevant government service and the providers themselves. There is no cost to families for using our service.