Personalised virtual reality in palliative care: Exploring its potential for symptom... Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological therapy in palliative care, offering potential benefits for symptom management and overall well-being. In... Read more... 27/03/2024 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: Acute care | Aged care | Palliative Care | Technology | Virtual Reality Views: 357
The Nightingale Program: Providing dementia-specific palliative care support The Nightingale Program, a palliative care initiative by Dementia Australia, provides free support through specialised nurses and occupational therapists to individuals with... Read more... 5/12/2023 | Blog | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Nurses | Aged Care in home Tags: Residential aged care | Aged care | aged care workers | dementia care resources Views: 791
Resources give staff confidence for end-of-life conversations with people with dementia Professor Josephine Clayton discusses the Advance Project Dementia Toolkit, which includes tailored resources for front line staff working in aged and primary care and how this... Read more... 24/10/2023 | Blog | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Allied Health Tags: Aged care | pallliative care | dementia care resources Views: 787
The foundations of award-winning palliative care in residential aged care Eldercare, a South Australian aged care provider, received the National Palliative Care Award for its innovative palliative care services. Their dedicated palliative care team,... Read more... 12/10/2023 | Blog | Community | Residential Aged Care Tags: Residential aged care | Aged care | Palliative Care Views: 854