Supporting lay carers to provide palliative... The aim of modern palliative care, whether provided by generalist, or specialist service providers, is to support palliative patients to live and... Read more... 23/10/2017 | Health Professionals | Aged Care in home Tags: Home care Views: 738
The Role of the Occupational Therapist in... Occupational therapy is a health profession which enables people to participate in everyday life activities to the best of their ability despite... Read more... 29/08/2017 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Occupational Therapy Views: 1021
The Role of Music Therapy in Addressing... Whilst there seems to be numerous barriers to overcoming anxiety, palliative clients, predictably, often have a vivid imagination and astute... Read more... 25/08/2017 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Music therapy Views: 1149
The Role of Music Therapy in Addressing... As a registered music therapist working in palliative care, [1-2] one of the most common referrals is to address client anxiety. Anxiety can... Read more... 24/08/2017 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Music therapy Views: 1077
Preparing for the future by learning from the... In my role managing two aged care homes in Melbourne, I have come across a number of challenges which needed to be overcome. I took over one home... Read more... 24/05/2017 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Education and training Views: 749
Aged care and palliative care: what’s the... For this discussion, aged care refers to the additional care required for an older person needing regular health professional input either in the... Read more... 17/05/2017 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1204