Is ageing-in-place a viable option for carers of people with dementia? Caregivers of individuals with advanced dementia frequently resort to emergency departments for symptom management when palliative care services are inaccessible. Dr Janice Du... Read more... 12/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | carers | Needs Assessment Views: 1725
Improving palliative and supportive care in advanced cirrhosis: The HepatoCare model... Patients suffering from advanced cirrhosis often face an unpredictable disease progression and a significant decline in their quality of life. Alison Kearney introduces... Read more... 7/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: Advance care planning | Palliative Care | Quality Improvement | Cirrhosis Views: 1260
POMSNAME: A simple innovation to improve the assessment and documentation of... Assessing and documenting the palliative care needs and preferences of people with life-limiting illness is important yet can be challenging if based on complex, lengthy... Read more... 31/01/2024 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Nurses Tags: Palliative Care | Palliative care nursing | Palliative Care Needs | Palliative Care Assessment Views: 1514
A voice for those without: The Dementia Doula role Dementia is a life-limiting condition, yet the palliative care needs of people with dementia often go unrecognised and unassessed. Wendy Hall explains the role of the Dementia... Read more... 30/01/2024 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care Tags: Dementia | Residential aged care | death doula | Dementia care | Dementia doulas Views: 2027