Getting prepared: Updating palliAGED for... Prof. Jennifer Tieman shares how palliAGED is getting updated and refreshed to align with upcoming sector reforms, including the strengthened... Read more... 6/02/2025 | Blog | Community | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Palliative Care | agedcare | Aged care sector Views: 516
Dying at home: Demystifying dying and... Professor Davina Porock explores the historical context of home-based end-of-life care and discusses how we might make compassionate home deaths a... Read more... 4/11/2024 | Blog | Community | Health Professionals | Aged Care in home Tags: End-of-Life Care | Palliative Care | Community palliative care Views: 1412
Careworker experiences in cultural end-of-life... Careworkers in all care settings including residential aged care and home care settings often face challenges in supporting people from culturally... 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: 923
Palliative pathways: Navigating syringe... Debbie Timpano, Palliative Care Project Officer, outlines key challenges of healthcare practitioners in using syringe drivers and prescribing... 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: 1363
The Nightingale Program: Providing... The Nightingale Program, a palliative care initiative by Dementia Australia, provides free support through specialised nurses and occupational... 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: 3016
My life choices: A study of Chinese-speaking... Many individuals in the Chinese-speaking community come from countries or regions where death is considered a taboo topic, making it challenging... Read more... 27/09/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Diverse Communities | Patients and Carers | Aged Care in home Tags: Advance care planning | End of life conversations | Chinese-speaking | Older Australians Views: 2373