People with dementia deserve better: Improving models of palliative care for people... People living with dementia are less likely to receive palliative care than those with other diagnoses. Dr Elissa Campbell argues traditional models of palliative care designed... Read more... 4/01/2024 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | Dementia care Views: 890
Navigating the unknown: Palliative care after stroke In this blog, Natalie Govind discusses the lack of focus on end-of-life considerations in stroke cases despite a significant risk of mortality within the first month... Read more... 31/10/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Acute Care Tags: Palliative Care | post-stroke | terminal care | patients and families Views: 773
Resources give staff confidence for end-of-life conversations with people with dementia Professor Josephine Clayton discusses the Advance Project Dementia Toolkit, which includes tailored resources for front line staff working in aged and primary care and how this... Read more... 24/10/2023 | Blog | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Allied Health Tags: Aged care | pallliative care | dementia care resources Views: 780
Postmortem care in adult critical care: It’s all about respect, death rituals and... Providing end of life care can be rewarding, yet particularly challenging for nurses in intensive care as the momentum of their care is about saving lives. Professor Melissa... Read more... 29/09/2023 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Nurses Tags: End-of-Life Care | Nurses | Death rituals | Postmortem Care Views: 1202