Redefining death and dying in aged care: A call for compassionate end-of-life care With higher rates of frailty and death in aged care there is a movement towards making death as discreet as possible. In this blog, Rose Plater suggests the unintended... Read more... 6/06/2024 | Blog | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Residential aged care | Compassionate care | good death Views: 581
Finding strength through advocacy: Supporting a parent living with dementia Dr Annie Dullow shares her emotional yet rewarding journey of caring for her mother with dementia. She discusses the important role of carers and emphasises the need for better... Read more... 4/06/2024 | Blog | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Bereavement | Residential aged care | Palliative Care | Grief Views: 369
Does good care equal good grief? A recent review suggests otherwise Grief and bereavement are deeply personal yet universal experiences that profoundly affect family caregivers when a loved one enters, lives in, or dies in residential aged... Read more... 29/05/2024 | Blog | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Bereavement | Residential aged care | Palliative Care | Grief Views: 979
Nurse practitioners: increasing access to palliative care in residential aged care... Nurses and carers working in residential aged care are under pressure to provide care for people with very complex needs in an environment that often lacks senior staff.... Read more... 3/04/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Residential aged care | Pain management | Palliative Care | Symptom management Views: 1805