Caring doesn’t stop just because a person... I often hear people say that once a person enters a residential aged care facility that the caring role provided by the person’s family and... Read more... 20/10/2016 | Community | Older Australia Tags: Carers Week Views: 3097
Insight into being a carer In May 2011, my widowed mother, Donne, was unexpectedly diagnosed with late stage oesophageal cancer. Mum was the epicentre of my family’s... Read more... 17/10/2016 | Community | Patients and Carers | InFocus | Supporting Carers Tags: Home care Views: 2035
National Carers Week 2016 – Carers Count! National Carers Week gives all Australians the opportunity to show their support for Australia’s 2.8 million unpaid carers! This... Read more... 16/10/2016 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Person-centred care Views: 2067
Highlighting Pain: World Hospice Day 2016 ul { list-style-position: inside; } World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and... Read more... 8/10/2016 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1350
National Standards Assessment Program (NSAP) The National Standards Assessment Program (NSAP) is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and administered by Palliative Care... Read more... 5/10/2016 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Education and training Views: 1950
“Something vital was missing throughout that... I remember a patient some years ago. I’ll call her Maria. She was a lovely Italian woman, in her late 80’s, with a very supportive... Read more... 27/09/2016 | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: Education and training Views: 2408