The COMPAC project developed evidence based guidelines for a palliative approach for aged care in the community. The guidelines are intended to be a companion document to the existing Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care which were released in 2005.
The guidelines were developed by a project team comprising investigators with expertise in aged care and palliative care. The guidelines were the result of collaboration between the project team, the aged and palliative care sectors and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The project was by the Department of Health and Ageing as part of the Department of Health and Ageing's National Palliative Care Program.
The COMPAC Guidelines are currently being reviewed by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
This page was created on 14 April 2010