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: 1652
Do we really need a web-based guide to discuss... Conversations around prognosis and personal preferences for end-of-life management options can be difficult for both clinicians and their... Read more... 6/09/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care Tags: End of life conversations Views: 2338
Staff perspectives on end-of-life care for... In Australia, more than 50% of people living in residential aged care homes (care homes) have a dementia diagnosis. Madeleine Juhrmann discusses... Read more... 28/06/2023 | Blog | Older Australia | Health Professionals Tags: End-of-Life Care | Dementia | Residential aged care Views: 2621
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: 2555
Recognising the possibilities of technology... The next decade will see a rapid expansion of technology into aged care. Professor Jennifer Tieman discusses how technology can have a positive... Read more... 29/03/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Aged care | Technology Views: 2825
Advance care planning in people over 85 years:... Learn how the priorities of people over 85 shift as they age through advance care planning documents. Xanthe Sansome, National Director for... Read more... 24/03/2023 | Blog | Community | Dying2Learn | Older Australia | Diverse Communities | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals Tags: Advance care planning Views: 1890