A new policy proposal has been launched provide an insight into what needs to be done to meet the increasingly complex palliative care needs of older Australians.
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Noticeboard: Palliative Care Australia appoints CEO
Also in this wrap: Baptistcare appoints chief strategy officer; and Catholic Health Australia appoints two new board members.
Noticeboard: Palliative Care Australia CEO steps down
Also in this wrap: Governance Institute of Australia appoints CEO.
Indigenous end-of-life portal guides carers, policy makers
A new resource has been launched to guide health professionals and policy makers involved in providing end of life care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Committee told more detail required in proposal to publish staffing ratios
Publishing staffing ratios with relevant data and context is required so people seeking aged care can make informed decisions, submissions into the recent staffing ratio inquiry shows.
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.
Updated palliative care framework launched
Two lots of palliative care resources, including new standards, guidelines and support materials, have been released this week to support aged care providers.
Project to boost rates of advance care planning in the bush
Palliative Care Australia and the Royal Flying Doctor Service are partnering to help raise awareness of the importance of advance care planning among older rural and remote Australians.
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.
Major palliative project in aged care aims to provide national framework
Sydney North Primary Health Network will report to a national PHN meeting in September about its major project now underway with HammondCare to provide quality end-of-life education and training for staff working in residential aged care.
Significant unmet need for palliative services in residential care despite cost-effectiveness
Palliative and end-of-life care in residential facilities improves residents’ quality of life and saves public money through reduced use of ambulance and hospital services, but take up remains low, new economic analysis shows.
Help to start a conversation on end-of-life care
Palliative Care Australia has released two new online resources to make it easier for people to record and share their care wishes and preferences at the end of life.
Groups endorse guide on palliative care in aged care
As Australia marks National Palliative Care Week, aged care, seniors and palliative care groups release set of agreed principles on end-of-life care in residential facilities.
Budget: Aged care spared the razor
Aged care peaks welcome stable funding for the sector saying stakeholders now have certainty as they work through numerous ongoing reviews ahead of next stages of reform.
