palliAGED updates

We’re excited to be part of the Ageing Australia National Conference on the Gold Coast from 30 September to 2 October 2025. You’ll find us in the Exhibition Hall. Come by to explore our latest palliative care resources and chat with the team. We look forward to seeing you there!

At the last Ageing Australia Conference, we asked what would help with the new Aged Care Standards, and we’ve listened. Drawing on sector insights, our new Service Solution: Being Prepared for 1 November includes a five-step planning process. There is also a mapped sources of evidence and resources document (766kb pdf) to support the key aspects of palliative care and end-of-life care.

On 5 June, the CareSearch/palliAGED team participated in a roundtable event exploring how upcoming aged care reforms intersect with palliative and end-of-life care. Convened by the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD) at Flinders University, this full-day discussion brought together key stakeholders to consider the implications of the new Support at Home program and the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards coming into effect from 1 November. A summary of the roundtable discussions will be shared publicly later in the year.

We’re pleased to launch the redeveloped palliAGED website – designed to better support aged care teams delivering palliative care and end-of-life care. Explore:

• New content aligned with the strengthened Aged Care Act and Standards
• Updated evidence summaries and care guidance on key Standard themes
• A new section supporting services with practical solutions
• Free training resources to download and order
• Multilingual translation feature

Visit now to see what’s new.

Services need to consider how they can train and support their multidisciplinary workforce, establish care processes that can identify and respond to changing needs, and facilitate compassionate conversations. palliAGED resources can help services to be prepared to support their residents, clients, families and their staff.

Just as aged care is changing so are we. The new palliAGED website is currently being reviewed. If you would like to get involved, it's not too late to provide your feedback. Have your say by Monday 17 March at 12 noon.

palliAGED was pleased to partner with ELDAC in their webinar on Talking with families about care at the end of life. A panel of researchers addressed why its important to engage with families at key times. 

People living with dementia may react to care when they are frightened or confused about what is happening. Learn more about behavioural changes and the actions you can take in our Tip Sheet.

Although the introduction of the Standards is likely to be delayed, we continue our series focused on elements of Outcome 5.7. In this issue we explore information and resources to help you support and respect an older person's spiritual, cultural and psychosocial needs. This helps you provide best-practice person-centred care (Action 5.7.3).

In this issue we focus on information and resources that help to identify and manage changes in pain and end-of-life symptoms and deliver effective care that respects the needs of the older person (Action 5.7.3).