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Current challenges

 

Dementia is a journey that is confusing, overwhelming and one big maze, which is hard to navigate. So, no wonder we all get easily lost and feel alone.

 

There's a lot, I mean a lot of information out there. Lots of advice. Lots of stuff to sift through. Reading through a stack of brochures, searching online with millions of results, or trying to find someone on the phone when you need it, doesn't fit with your commitments, or the time you have. which is precious.

 

Sadly without a cure for dementia, we have to learn ways to navigate the care system to get support and learn new skills to cope at home.

 

How does the CARER tool help

 

My Dementia Companion CARER helps by simplifying your journey and guiding you on what to do, where to go and how to manage challenges at home. It does this by creating the world's first comprehensive dementia journey to guide you.

 

Then prompts you along the way by providing relevant, practical, and reliable, suggestions, all in one place at your fingertips, for when you need it, at all hours of the day and night.

 

It includes videos, links, suggestions, forms, carer Tips and more, tailored uniquely to your situation. And all at your own pace.

 

You can also search anytime that suits you or when you need it.

 

How to get started and register​

 

Want to know how to get started? Well it works on your computer and on your mobile, so you can use it anywhere.

 

Just go to our website and click on the orange 'Launch Tool' button and a new window will appear.

 

Registration is quick and easy, which allows you to save your progress and personalise the resources that are unique to your journey. Sign-up is easy using Google (e.g. Gmail) or Microsoft (e.g. Hotmail, Outlook Live etc.) at the top, so you don't have to create another password. Or, you can create a new account using your Yahoo, iCloud, Optus etc.  email and password at the bottom. For this option, please go to your email Inbox to verify your email.

 

As a passion project, we're offering a 30-day free trial and we keep our fees as low as we can. Our modest fees do help us keep all the content up-to-date, improving the features for you and helping more people.

 

You don't need a credit card to start a trial and you can cancel at any time. Onboarding is really easy.

 

Answer a few simple questions:

• About you and the person you are caring for, and we'll get started personalising your journey.

• Did you know it takes on average 3 plus years to get a diagnosis? We'll help guide you through the journey in those early years, to help you live well.

• And knowing what stage you are at, helps us to tailor your journey.

• To keep things simple, we ask what you think your top three challenges are that you're dealing with right now. Once you're on the home screen, you can see your journey and the three Topics that you selected, all have a 'To Start' circle in them.

 

There's a short tutorial video which will pop-up to help you. When you click on that video, a new window will open. You just simply click on the CARER tool window again, or close that new video window, by clicking on the little 'x' on the right side of the tab, to come back to the CARER tool.

 

The video and more user tips are available in the 'Welcome! Start here for carer basics and more' Topic.

 

You can ask us for a Home Care Package or NDIS invoice or quote, to help you check with your provider to access funding as part of your Care or Support Plan.

 

If you have any questions, you can always contact us on the 'chat' icon, 'Question?' button or through our website. We know it's not easy being a carer. You do an amazing job and we know the CARER tool will help you along the way.

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