From Research to Reality: Supporting Aged Care to Build a Culture of Pallia...
Written by Dr Priyanka Vandersman, Senior Research Fellow, RePaDD and End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC). On the Sunshine Coast, Sundale has long been […]
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Combatting staff burnout in residential aged care
Written by Dr Raechel Damarell, Senior Research Fellow, CareSearch and palliAGED Burnout among healthcare workers in Australia’s residential aged care facilities is a critical issue, impacting […]
Learnings from the evaluation of Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care...
Written by Dr Sara Javanparast Research Fellow, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying. In 2021, the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying […]
Frailty in Older People: Rehabilitation Treatment Research Examining Separa...
Written by Heather Block, FORTRESS project coordinator, occupational therapist and PhD candidate. Frailty is prevalent in up to 80% of hospitalised older people. Frailty is […]
Making Knowledge Visible
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman (@JenniferTieman), Director, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying. The new Aged Care Centre for Growth and Translational Research, […]
Addressing elder abuse: Awareness and resilience
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman (@JenniferTieman), Director, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying. As our population ages, there is also a growing concern about […]
Aged care rights cannot be mere words on parchment
Written by Carolanne Barkla, Chief Executive, Aged Rights Advocacy Service. (@saagedrights) Australians are living longer and mostly enjoying the benefits of longevity.[1] However, we also need […]
NPCW 2022: Talking about what is important
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman (@JenniferTieman), Director, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying. National Palliative Care Week (NPCW) starts this Sunday on 22 […]
Beyond Brave: Acknowledging death and dying in aged care
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director, RePaDD. How do we hold a community conversation that addresses the reality of ageing, caring, dying and grieving? The […]