Almost half of Australian seniors feel their identity is poorly understood or not heard well by their loved ones, a new survey shows.
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New funding to roll out spiritual care campaign
The national spiritual care and ageing peak body has received $544,000 to help aged care staff meet their obligations for spiritual care under the new standards and empower consumers about their rights.
New resource supports better spiritual care
An evidence-based guide has been launched to help staff working in residential aged care incorporate spirituality into the care of frail residents.
New resource helps providers run volunteer spiritual care programs
A new evidenced-based guide supports aged care organisations to establish and manage a volunteer program to deliver spiritual care to residents.
Spirituality program recognised nationally
Residential aged and community care provider Catholic Healthcare has been recognised for its spiritual care program at Meaningful Ageing Australia’s national awards in Melbourne.
Resource offers staff training on spiritual care
Australia’s peak body for spiritual care in ageing has produced a resource to help service providers train staff on how to incorporate spirituality into their activities.
Online survey seeks provider views on spiritual care guidelines
A La Trobe University-led project is investigating the uptake and understanding of the national resource that helps aged care providers incorporate spiritual care into their services.
Getting a better understanding of residents’ palliative care needs
People with family in aged care are more likely than others to discuss a family member’s end-of-life care wishes with them, according to a national survey.
Gaining a deeper understanding of pastoral care impact
More than 500 responses from aged care residents and hospital patients from seven large organisations in Victoria have been received so far in a ground-breaking study underway into the benefits of pastoral care.
Spiritual training opportunity for regional aged care workers
The peak body for spiritual care and ageing takes its training program on the road to deliver professional development to aged care staff and volunteers in 17 regional centres.
Noticeboard: Aged Care Guild CEO resigns
Also in this wrap: Meaningful Ageing Australia appoints new board member; two executive appointments at Bolton Clarke; and AHURI announces new chief.
New resource supports residents to stay meaningfully connected
A guide to help aged care organisations support residents to use technology and social media to stay connected with their loved ones has been launched today.
Residential aged care becoming ‘slow stream hospices’
There are more deaths from cancer in aged care facilities in South Australia than in hospices and at home combined, according to a participant at the recent Palliative Care Australia conference in Adelaide.
New handbook for intergenerational program in aged care
A guide explaining how to run a successful reminiscence program in aged care with the support of high school students has been launched today.
