Enhancing palliative care at home: The role of generalist home care services G Johnstone, L Davey, J Cato and Professor J Lowthian discuss the role of home care services and the challenges in meeting palliative care patient needs. Read more... 25/08/2023 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Nurses | Aged Care in home Tags: Home care Views: 3632
The “palliative care ambulance” – making a difference to ‘out of hours’ palliative care Ambulance services are increasingly tasked with providing palliative care due to the demand for palliative and end-of-life care at home growing at a rapid rate. Associate... Read more... 5/07/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Paramedics Views: 2624
Staff perspectives on end-of-life care for people living with dementia in residential... In Australia, more than 50% of people living in residential aged care homes (care homes) have a dementia diagnosis. Madeleine Juhrmann discusses her team's research... Read more... 28/06/2023 | Blog | Older Australia | Health Professionals Tags: End-of-Life Care | Dementia | Residential aged care Views: 2101
Rethinking care at end of life: The Compassionate Communities Connectors Program Volunteers play a significant role in the palliative care workforce. Professor Samar Aoun, chair of the South West Compassionate Communities Network, discusses The... Read more... 21/06/2023 | Blog | Community | Health Professionals Tags: Compassionate Communities | Volunteers Views: 2280