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: 421
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: 1220
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: 1704
The “palliative care ambulance” – making a... Ambulance services are increasingly tasked with providing palliative care due to the demand for palliative and end-of-life care at home growing at... Read more... 5/07/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Paramedics Views: 1239
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: 990
Rethinking care at end of life: The... Volunteers play a significant role in the palliative care workforce. Professor Samar Aoun, chair of the South West Compassionate Communities... Read more... 21/06/2023 | Blog | Community | Health Professionals Tags: Compassionate Communities | Volunteers Views: 990