ELDAC Learning for Aged Care

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Topic

End-of-life care for older people

Content

Separate series of videos for home care and residential aged care practice, and separate video for end-of-life law.

For Residential Aged Care:

Module 1: Recognise End of Life
Module 2: Assess Palliative Care Needs
Module 3: Work Together
Module 4: Manage Dying
Module 5: Organisational Support.

For Home Care:

Module 1: Recognise End of Life
Module 2: Assess Palliative Care Needs
Module 3: Work Together
Module 4: Manage Dying
Module 5: After Death Care and Bereavement
Module 6: Organisational Support.

End of Life Law:

Issues commonly encountered in aged care
Using the ELDAC End of Life Toolkit.

Depth

Beginner to intermediate

Target audience

Aged care workers

Time to complete

Varies between 5 and 20 minutes per video

Authors

ELDAC project

Comments

End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) is a national specialist palliative care and advance care planning advisory service. This service comprises a comprehensive website with resources to equip care providers with skills and information to help older Australians receive high-quality end of life care.