As Australia’s population ages, ensuring equitable access to health and social care has become increasingly important. For older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, navigating […]
For many people, the journey of stroke recovery continues long after they leave hospital. Returning home can bring ongoing physical, emotional and practical challenges as individuals […]
In a nation of diverse cultures, Cultural Care is of paramount importance in an equitable and accessible health care system – but Australia is falling short […]
New research in the Cultural Care area of focus in Flinders University’s Caring Futures Institute is exploring how to support mainstream health care workers provide culturally […]
Almost every Australian family will navigate some form of chronic illness, and inevitably will experience dying. Palliative care helps people with life-limiting illness, including multimorbidity and […]
Conversations about death shouldn’t be so intimidating, which is why efforts are being made by Flinders University Caring Futures Institute researchers to promote advanced care planning and culturally sensitive […]
Communication shapes every part of healthcare — from diagnosis and treatment to ongoing care and support. For people facing serious illness, those conversations become even more […]
Adverse health outcomes due to cognitive frailty – which is defined as evidence of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment without a clinical diagnosis of dementia – are increasing, yet confusion exists around accurate diagnosis of […]
More older adults are presenting to Australian hospitals with injury – most commonly from falls – yet our healthcare system has poorly defined, person-centred pathways to support them through the duration of their recovery. Researchers from Flinders University’s Caring […]