Lessons from implementing enhanced sensory care

University of Tasmania’s Dr Sara Karacsony shares learnings from an aged care project found to improve quality of life for residents with dementia at end of life.

Residents living with advanced dementia have unmet needs related to quality of life and palliative care. A collaboration between the University of Tasmania and aged care provider Southern Cross Care Tasmania sought to address this issue and transform care for this group of residents.

We did this through implementing the Namaste Care program with the support of a translational research grant from Aged Care Research Industry Innovation Australia focused on enhancing quality of life for residents.

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Tags: ARIIA, dementia, end of life care, Namaste Care, palliative care, premium, research, Sara Karacsony, sensory care, southern cross care tasmania,

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