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: 885
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: 1697
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: 1746
Empowering excellence in end-of-life care for... Aged care faces a period of great and opportunistic change in Australia. Dr Raechel Damarell, incoming palliAGED Senior Research Fellow, shares... Read more... 7/09/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: End-of-Life Care | palliAGED Views: 929
Enhancing palliative care at home: The role of... G Johnstone, L Davey, J Cato and Professor J Lowthian discuss the role of home care services and the challenges in meeting... Read more... 25/08/2023 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Nurses | Aged Care in home Tags: Home care Views: 2338
Aged care journeys at the heart of new... Aged care journeys are different for everyone. For careworkers providing care to an older person, knowing when and how to help can make a world of... Read more... 25/05/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Community | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Education and training | Aged care | Careworkers Views: 1523