From Dying2Learn to Dying to Know Day:... Australians are not well prepared for death and there are indications that many people are not comfortable talking about death. It may be that as... Read more... 25/07/2017 | Community | Dying2Learn Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 575
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: 722
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: 1169
Policy is ‘many headed’ and is important in... Many people spend the last stages of their lives in aged care, and for that reason Palliative Care Australia believes that end-of-life care should... Read more... 11/05/2017 | Implementation and Translation Tags: Strategy and policy Views: 1054
From APRAC and COMPAC to palliAGED One of the statements we commonly see in research reports and in policy and service documents is a comment about an ageing population. The reality... Read more... 5/05/2017 | CareSearch Project Tags: palliAGED Views: 719
‘Before I die…’ Compassionate Communities in... Wandering around your city or town, have you ever seen ‘pop-up’ chalk boards inviting you to contribute your thoughts on an issue... Read more... 18/04/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 1111