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These articles are part of the Palliative Perspectives blog addressing palliative care, and end-of-life care issues around ageing and aged care.


Core palliative care medicines can assist home care package providers to facilitate timely symptom management

An article written by Prof. Liz Reymond, Director, caring@home project

  • 27 November 2024
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Core palliative care medicines can assist home care package providers to facilitate timely symptom management

Prof Liz Reymond discusses the role of Home Care Package providers in palliative care, supported by the strengthened Aged Care Standards and the National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List to improve timely access to in-home palliative care medications.

Dying at home: Demystifying dying and reskilling families

An article written by Professor Davina Porock, VC Professorial Research Fellow, Director, Centre for Research in Aged Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University

  • 6 November 2024
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Dying at home: Demystifying dying and reskilling families

Professor Davina Porock explores the historical context of home-based end-of-life care and discusses how we might make compassionate home deaths a reality once again.

Careworker experiences in cultural end-of-life care

An article written by Elizabeth Lambert

  • 2 October 2024
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Careworker experiences in cultural end-of-life care

Careworkers in all care settings including residential aged care and home care settings often face challenges in supporting people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. In this blog, Elizabeth Lambert unpacks cultural challenges, barriers and burdens that careworkers face when providing end-of-life care, emphasising the need for improved support systems.

Finding strength in unity: The Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra Carer Program

An article written by Anica Petkovski, Project Officer at MCCI

  • 30 August 2024
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Finding strength in unity: The Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra Carer Program

Anica Petkovski shares the Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra (MCCI) Weavers program. A peer-to-peer model that supports carers in navigating the emotional challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia. The program fosters a strong sense of community, reduces carer stress, and improves their wellbeing.  

Laughter Care and families of people with dementia in aged care

An article written by Sara-Jane Roberts, Michelle DiGiacomo, University of Technology, Sydney

  • 23 July 2024
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Laughter Care and families of people with dementia in aged care

Sara-Jane Roberts and Michelle DiGiacomo share their research on how the Laughter Care. This program by The Humour Foundation can benefit families by fostering moments of togetherness and providing new ways to communicate with their loved ones.

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