My life choices: A study of Chinese-speaking older Australians and their attitudes and... Many individuals in the Chinese-speaking community come from countries or regions where death is considered a taboo topic, making it challenging to initiate discussions about... Read more... 27/09/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Diverse Communities | Patients and Carers | Aged Care in home Tags: Advance care planning | End of life conversations | Chinese-speaking | Older Australians Views: 1113
Empowering excellence in end-of-life care for older Australians: Charting a vision for... Aged care faces a period of great and opportunistic change in Australia. Dr Raechel Damarell, incoming palliAGED Senior Research Fellow, shares her vision on how palliAGED will... Read more... 7/09/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: End-of-Life Care | palliAGED Views: 417
Do we really need a web-based guide to discuss end-of-life values and treatment... Conversations around prognosis and personal preferences for end-of-life management options can be difficult for both clinicians and their patients. Dr Magnolia Cardona... Read more... 6/09/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care Tags: End of life conversations Views: 1212
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: 980