Dying at home: Demystifying dying and reskilling families Professor Davina Porock explores the historical context of home-based end-of-life care and discusses how we might make compassionate home deaths a reality once again. Read more... 4/11/2024 | Blog | Community | Health Professionals | Aged Care in home Tags: End-of-Life Care | Palliative Care | Community palliative care Views: 1179
Careworker experiences in cultural end-of-life care Careworkers in all care settings including residential aged care and home care settings often face challenges in supporting people from culturally and linguistically diverse... Read more... 2/10/2024 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: End-of-Life Care | Residential aged care | Home care | Careworkers | Culture Views: 655
Palliative pathways: Navigating syringe drivers and opioid prescribing across country SA Debbie Timpano, Palliative Care Project Officer, outlines key challenges of healthcare practitioners in using syringe drivers and prescribing opioids and introduces new... Read more... 18/06/2024 | Blog | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: End-of-Life Care | Palliative Care | Palliative medicine | Palliative Care medication | Palliative care training Views: 1119
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: 2345