ABCARE Disability Support

09/03/2026

Brain Awareness Week takes place in March each year. It’s an opportunity to talk about why brain health matters, and how brain diseases, disorders, and injuries affect millions of Australians.
Brain health is for everyone, at every stage of life. We want to encourage a proactive approach – focusing on practical steps to support brain health, reduce risk, and recognise symptoms earlier. Join us for webinars throughout the week to learn, ask questions, and talk openly about brain health.

There is no one answer to the question ‘what is brain disease’ because many different conditions can affect the brain, and different conditions vary greatly in symptoms, severity, diagnosis and treatment. There are over 600 diseases that can affect the nervous system.
The most common brain diseases include:
Migraine
Stroke
Alzheimer’s disease
Epilepsy
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis



We recommend the following resources for further information:
Brain Foundation - Brain Diseases and Disorders Research in Australia
Brain Disorder Fact Sheets - Brain Foundation

There are many causes of neurological conditions. For example:
• Traumatic head injuries can cause concussion
• A genetic abnormality can cause Huntington’s disease
• Illness or infection can cause encephalitis

06/03/2026

02/03/2026

01/03/2026

Happy Birthday to our AMAZING Disability Support Practitioner Lynn, who also celebrates her 3rd year with ABCARE this year!
Thank you for all you do Lynn!

28/02/2026

Can someone please slow the year down?
It is already AUTUMN .....BUT I do love this quote!
Autumn brings out all its colours within the leaves instead of flowers!

28/02/2026

Allow yourself to change like the leaves
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27/02/2026

An opportunity to put people living with a rare condition in the spotlight!

Rare Disease Day is the globally-coordinated movement on rare diseases, working towards equity in social opportunity, healthcare, and access to diagnosis and therapies for people living with a rare disease.
Since its creation in 2008, Rare Disease Day has played a critical part in building an international rare disease community that is multi-disease, global, and diverse– but united in purpose.
Rare Disease Day raises awareness for the 300 million people living with rare disease around the world and their families and carers.
The long-term cause of the Rare Disease Day campaign is to achieve equitable access to diagnosis, treatment, health and social care and social opportunity for people affected by a rare disease.
A disease is RARE when if affects fewer than 1 in 2000 people.

26/02/2026

Soaking up the last of summer ☀️
Autumn loading… 🍂
What’s your plan?

24/02/2026

21/02/2026

Wishing our wonderful Disability Support Worker, G*i a fabulous BIRTHDAY!