Reflections on Daw House I was appointed as the Clinical Nurse of Daw House in September 2002. I remember my first impressions of the place. As an outsider coming from a brand new hospital I found the... Read more... 22/11/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1885
Carers and caring at the end of life In May 2014, Carers Australia published a discussion paper, Dying at home: Preferences and roles for unpaid carers. It seems fitting that during National Carers Week we... Read more... 16/10/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1902
Aged care and palliative care: what’s the difference? For this discussion, aged care refers to the additional care required for an older person needing regular health professional input either in the community or in an aged care... Read more... 17/05/2017 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 4599
Learn more on end-of-life care – free and peer reviewed Let’s be frank, end-of-life care can be tricky. Yes, dying is normal, but it hasn’t been a major focus in the acute hospital systems. Health care... Read more... 25/10/2016 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | End-of-Life Essentials Views: 2062