The Advance Project: Initiating advance care planning and palliative care for people... In the fifth blog for our National Palliative Care Project series, by Professor Josephine Clayton, Dr Srivalli Nagarajan, Kelly Arthurs, Madeleine Juhrmann, and Marie Alford... Read more... 13/10/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Dementia | National Palliative Care Projects Views: 468
Mental health and older adults: working with grief Grief and loss often impact older adults more, which can increase their likelihood of developing mental illness. Felicity Chapman, Mental Health Clinician and Aged Care... Read more... 14/09/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Mental health Views: 749
Prioritising advance care planning in COVID-19 response As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our health and aged care services, there is a strong case for prioritising advance care planning (ACP) as part of the national response. Linda... Read more... 31/08/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning Views: 613
Upskilling our aged care staff using the ELDAC Care Model The ELDAC Care Model is a guide to help aged care staff and health professionals meet the needs of older Australians coming to the end of their life. In her blog, Quality, Risk... Read more... 26/08/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Education and training Views: 607