The role of a family carer Family and friends play an important role in caring for a person who has an advanced disease, life-limiting illness, or frailty. In fact, as…
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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.
Why is it important to support families in their role of caring – both at home and in a residential aged care facility?
An article written by Dr Tina Thomas, CarerHelp Project Manager, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
29 June 2026
The role of a family carer Family and friends play an important role in caring for a person who has an advanced disease, life-limiting illness, or frailty. In fact, as…
Using quality indicators to support high quality palliative care for older people
An article written by Amy Hutchison, PhD Candidate at the Queensland University of Technology, Senior Research Assistant for the End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) Project
16 June 2026
Supporting older people at the end of their lives is the core business of health and aged care services. But this raises a challenging question; how do we measure the…
When culture shapes the final chapter: Lessons from Japan for palliative aged care
An article written by Dr Yumi Naito, Associate Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
2 June 2026
This article has been prepared from Dr Yumi Naito’s seminar presentation for the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD) on 17 March 2026, “Cultural Influences on End-of-Life…
At home until the end? What carers shared about navigating in-home aged care at the end of life
An article written by Dr Kristin Bindley, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Technology Sydney,
19 May 2026
Most older Australians say they want to stay at home as long as possible, ideally right through the end of life. But as many health and aged care providers know,…
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