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Our blog collection that informs and provides a platform for sharing views, tips, and ideas related to palliative care from community members and health professionals.

Why is it important to support families in their role of caring – both at home and in a residential aged care facility?

The role of a family carer Family and friends play an important role in caring for a person who has an advanced disease, life-limiting illness, or frailty. In fact, as… Read more

Tags: Aged care / Carer / Carer Support / End of life care / Palliative Care / Residential Aged Care

Using quality indicators to support high quality palliative care for older people

Supporting older people at the end of their lives is the core business of health and aged care services. But this raises a challenging question; how do we measure the… Read more

Tags: Aged care / End of life care / Palliative Care / Palliative Care Research / Quality Indicators

When culture shapes the final chapter: Lessons from Japan for palliative aged care

This article has been prepared from Dr Yumi Naito’s seminar presentation for the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD) on 17 March 2026, “Cultural Influences on End-of-Life… Read more

Tags: Aged care / CALD / Cultural Competence / End of life care / Palliative Care / Person Centered Care

At home until the end? What carers shared about navigating in-home aged care at the end of life

Most older Australians say they want to stay at home as long as possible, ideally right through the end of life. But as many health and aged care providers know,… Read more

Tags: Aged care / Carers / End of life care / End of Life Pathway / Home Care / Older Australia / Palliative Care / Residential Aged Care / Support At Home