Tackling eye and mouth care during end of life

A guest blog post by Karen Gregory, Palliative Care Clinical Nurse, Resthaven Inc. SA

  • 16 October 2019
  • Author: Guest
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Tackling eye and mouth care during end of life

Symptom management is a large component of maintaining a person’s comfort at the end of life, along with supporting spiritual, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the person and their loved ones. Karen Gregory from Resthaven Inc. discusses how routine comfort measures often thought about at this time are around pain relief, comfortable positioning, skin care, urinary and bowel care, mouth and eye care. She refers to the palliAGED Practice Tip Sheets and gives tips on simple techniques to maintain comfort of the eyes and mouth which can make a high impact on the quality of life during the last days of life.

The ELDAC Home Care Toolkit: Resources to manage dying at home

A guest blog post by Professor Deborah Parker, UTS Lead & Residential Aged Care Toolkit and Home Care Toolkit Lead and Dr Holly Mack, Residential Aged Care Toolkit and Home Care Toolkit Developer, ELDAC

  • 14 October 2019
  • Author: Guest
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The ELDAC Home Care Toolkit: Resources to manage dying at home

The ELDAC Home Care Toolkit is available online through the ELDAC website (www.eldac.com.au) and connects aged care staff working in home and community care with tools and resources to deliver quality palliative care and advance care planning. The toolkit provides information and guidance to support clients and their families. In this blog Professor Deborah Parker and Dr Holly Mack from the University of Technology (UTS) explain how the toolkit assists in clinical care, education and learning and organisational support.

Supporting our Carers

  • 10 October 2019
  • Author: CareSearch
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Supporting our Carers

Supporting the needs of unpaid carers of persons at the end of life is an integral part of holistic palliative care. But what are the best practices in supporting them? We look at the latest evidence and resources available to support carers.

Palliative Care Queensland uses palliAGED Practice Tip Sheets to begin conversations

A guest blog post by Marg Adams, Senior Project Officer, Palliative Care Queensland

  • 9 October 2019
  • Author: Guest
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Palliative Care Queensland uses palliAGED Practice Tip Sheets to begin conversations

Training residential aged care (RAC) staff is important to support their knowledge to ensure excellent palliative care to their residents. Marg Adams from Palliative Care Queensland discusses her involvement in the Connecting End of Life Care Project in Northern Queensland (CELC-NQ) and highlights how the palliAGED Practice Tip Sheets have been used as a key resource by the sector.

Making it different for everyone

A guest blog post by Robyn McLean, Residential Manager, Benetas Eaglehawk

  • 2 October 2019
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 1911
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Making it different for everyone

The aged care sector has seen a major shift in the way residents in aged care should be cared for. Robyn McLean from Benetas Eaglehawk discusses the importance of providing individualised care and of listening to the needs and preferences of residents in order to support the quality of life. 

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