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: 724
Laughter Care and families of people with dementia in aged care Laughter Care, delivered by The Humour Foundation in Australian residential aged care facilities, involves Specialists engaging with people living with dementia through... Read more... 23/07/2024 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Dementia | Residential aged care | Palliative Care | Dementia care Views: 669
Redefining death and dying in aged care: A call for compassionate end-of-life care With higher rates of frailty and death in aged care there is a movement towards making death as discreet as possible. In this blog, Rose Plater suggests the unintended... Read more... 6/06/2024 | Blog | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Residential aged care | Compassionate care | good death Views: 988
Finding strength through advocacy: Supporting a parent living with dementia Dr Annie Dullow shares her emotional yet rewarding journey of caring for her mother with dementia. She discusses the important role of carers and emphasises the need for better... Read more... 4/06/2024 | Blog | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Bereavement | Residential aged care | Palliative Care | Grief Views: 1012