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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.

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

Exploring staff coping with grief and loss in residential aged care

Do aged care workers grieve after a resident dies in a residential aged care home? If you work in a residential aged care home, this question may feel deeply personal.… Read more

Tags: End of life care / Grief and Loss / Grief Support / palliAGED / Palliative Care / RAC / Residential Aged Care / Workforce Wellbeing

When art speaks: Revealing the hidden grief of aged care nurses

“Art allowed nurses to say what words had never fully captured.” Grief is rarely discussed in aged care, yet it sits quietly behind the routines, compassion, and continuity of care… Read more

Tags: Art In Healthcare / Emotional Wellbeing / End of life care / Grief / Healthcare Workers / Nurses / palliAGED / Palliative Care / Wellbeing

From knowledge to practice: Reflecting on the Palliative Care in Aged Care Forum

Acknowledgement: AI-assisted drafting tools (Microsoft Copilot) were used to adapt conference presentation slides. All revisions, interpretations, and conclusions are the author’s own. There is no shortage of evidence on the… Read more

Tags: End of life care / From Knowledge To Practice / Implementation / palliAGED / Palliative Aged Care Forum / Palliative Care