Does good care equal good grief? A recent... Grief and bereavement are deeply personal yet universal experiences that profoundly affect family caregivers when a loved one enters, lives in, or... Read more... 29/05/2024 | Blog | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Bereavement | Residential aged care | Palliative Care | Grief Views: 1343
CareSearch Director invited to Ageing Asia CareSearch director was invited to Ageing Asia conference in Singapore. In this blog, Jen reflects on her time in Singapore. She had the privilege... Read more... 15/05/2024 | Blog | Community | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Palliative Care | agedcare Views: 668
Interactive education and training framework... Frances Arthur, Senior Project Officer – End-of-Life Care Program, WA Department of Health, describes the development of WA End-of-Life and... Read more... 6/05/2024 | Blog | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Residential Aged Care | Acute Care | GPs | Nurses | Allied Health Tags: End-of-Life Care | Education and training | End-of-life conversations | health professionals | End-of-life care training | Health professional resources Views: 1047
Ensuring dignity and comfort in the late... Violet Platt, CEO of Palliative Care Victoria, shares insights into the 'Dignified and Respectful Decisions' project. This initiative... Read more... 26/04/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Person-centred care | Palliative Care | End of life care | Palliative Care Victoria Views: 1045
Nurse practitioners: Increasing access to... Nurses and carers working in residential aged care are under pressure to provide care for people with very complex needs in an environment that... Read more... 3/04/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Residential aged care | Pain management | Palliative Care | Symptom management Views: 2634
Looking back and looking forward: Using life... In recognition of Advance Care Planning week (18-24 March), our team asked Craig Sinclair and Rebecca Walton, researchers currently looking... Read more... 6/03/2024 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning | advance care planning week Views: 1142