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🎉 Congratulations to Savanthie Dias from Adventist Aged Care for winning our Haigh's Giant Chocolate Frog 🐸🍫! We truly a...
02/10/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Savanthie Dias from Adventist Aged Care for winning our Haigh's Giant Chocolate Frog 🐸🍫! We truly appreciate everyone who took part in our survey 📝 — your feedback helps guide us in improving palliative care resources 💜.

Special thanks to Catherine Spini from Ageing Australia for helping us draw the winner!

Ageing Well Expo at the Woodcroft Library & Neighbourhood CentreThank you to everyone who visited CarerHelp at today’s A...
02/10/2025

Ageing Well Expo at the Woodcroft Library & Neighbourhood Centre

Thank you to everyone who visited CarerHelp at today’s Ageing Well Expo! It was such a great chance to connect with carers, people working in aged care and community support, and fellow service providers who are passionate about ageing well and supporting others. We really enjoyed chatting with everyone💬 , sharing our free resources, and connecting with other amazing organisations.

💙 A big shoutout to the for putting on such a welcoming and informative event for the community!

🔗 If you'd like to learn more about how CarerHelp supports carers, visit us at carerhelp.com.au

💜It’s the final day of Ageing Australia National Conference 2025! Don’t miss the chance to visit the , ELDAC - End of L...
01/10/2025

💜It’s the final day of Ageing Australia National Conference 2025! Don’t miss the chance to visit the , ELDAC - End of Life Directions for Aged Care and booths for ideas💡, support, and resources📘 to help you care for older people with palliative and end-of-life care needs.

🤝We’re at the Ageing Australia National Conference in Gold Coast!Visit CarerHelp at Booth #4 to explore free, trustwort...
01/10/2025

🤝We’re at the Ageing Australia National Conference in Gold Coast!

Visit CarerHelp at Booth #4 to explore free, trustworthy resources for those supporting someone with advanced illness or at the end of life. 💙

💬 Come and chat with us if you’d like to learn more or have a conversation about how we can better support carers.

“People with disabilities ♿ and their carers 🤝 have long had to advocate for equitable access to health care. Despite pr...
01/10/2025

“People with disabilities ♿ and their carers 🤝 have long had to advocate for equitable access to health care. Despite progress, significant barriers still exist in obtaining diagnoses and treatment for routine health conditions. When it comes to palliative care, these challenges become even more complex. ”

To address the challenges disability service providers face in accessing palliative care, the Victorian Statewide Palliative Care Advisory Group was formed. Their practice insights document for Yooralla outlines key barriers and enablers to delivering quality palliative care for people with disabilities.

In this blog, Karen Kessner—Project Officer for Aged Care and Disability Strategy at the North and West Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium—shares the group’s findings, priorities, and reflections on improving equity in palliative care. ⚖️

Read Here: 🔗https://www.caresearch.com.au/About-Us/Newsroom/Palliative-Perspectives/Palliative-Perspectives-Blog-Details/ArtMID/17907/ArticleID/6030/Bridging-the-gap-Palliative-care-for-people-with-disabilities

At the Ageing Australia National Conference, Professor Jennifer Tieman represented on a panel discussing the challenge...
30/09/2025

At the Ageing Australia National Conference, Professor Jennifer Tieman represented on a panel discussing the challenges of implementing palliative care in aged care.

Facilitated by Liz Behjat (Ageing Australia), the panel brought together leaders from across the sector, including Josh Fear (Palliative Care Australia), Karen Conte (Dovida Australia ), and Verity Leith (Benetas).

💡 The panel explored barriers such as limited awareness, staff training needs, systemic barriers like resources allocation, communication gaps and cultural and social factors—and highlighted the importance of integrated care models to better support residents, families and staff.

👏 Thank you to all panellists for sharing their insights and leadership in shaping the future of palliative care in aged care.

🤝 Day 1 of the Ageing Australia National Conference 2025 is here! 🌐Come say hi to the team Prof Jennifer Tieman and Su...
29/09/2025

🤝 Day 1 of the Ageing Australia National Conference 2025 is here! 🌐

Come say hi to the team Prof Jennifer Tieman and Susan Gravier at booth #53 – We are ready to connect with you and show you our latest evidence-based information resources! Don’t forget to fill out our quick survey and get a chance to win the giant Haigh’s chocolate frog 🐸🍫!

📌 Conference Highlights

🕑 30 September 2025, 2:00pm | Concurrent session A3 – End of Life: Conversations on Choice, Care and Dignity

Prof Jennifer Tieman will represent palliAGED on the panel: Facing the Challenges of Implementing Palliative Care in Aged Care.

📖 Explore the full program here 👉 https://conference.ageingaustralia.asn.au/national-conference-2025-program-2/

💜 Paediatric Palliative Care: Key Considerations for Nurses Paediatric palliative care is a unique and often challenging...
29/09/2025

💜 Paediatric Palliative Care: Key Considerations for Nurses

Paediatric palliative care is a unique and often challenging area of palliative care. This small group of children and young people have a wide and diverse range of conditions, some of which may be rare, and some of which may have a clinical course which runs over many years.

Key considerations:
🔹 There is tremendous variation in the state of readiness for transition to palliative care
🔹 Developmental factors influence all aspects of a child’s care including his/her understanding of illness and death, ability to communicate and participate in decision-making, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs
🔹 Families and siblings need ongoing support 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
🔹 The impact of illness — and loss — changes family life forever💔

Learn more 👉 https://www.caresearch.com.au/Health-Professionals/Nurses/Patient-Diversity/Paediatrics

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Carers If you're a support worker or health professional, understanding...
26/09/2025

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Carers

If you're a support worker or health professional, understanding the unique needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers is essential. This CarerHelp factsheet provides practical tips to help you:

🔸Build trust and respectful relationships
🔸Recognise cultural obligations and grief practices
🔸Communicate with cultural awareness
🔸Support carers with empathy and inclusion

Access the resource:https://www.carerhelp.com.au/Portals/16/Documents/resources/Support_Worker/CarerHelp_Support%20Worker%20Fact%20Sheet_Caring%20for%20Aboriginal%20or%20ATSI.pdf

Talking about what matters most at the end of life can be challenging, but making a plan empowers you and your loved one...
25/09/2025

Talking about what matters most at the end of life can be challenging, but making a plan empowers you and your loved ones, ensuring your choices are respected in the years, months, and days ahead.

Whether you’re a carer, a family member, or planning for yourself, having these conversations early can make a world of difference.

CarerHelp supports carers with practical resources for getting started in caring, dealing with advancing illness, and managing grief and bereavement. These resources can also be used by services and health and social care professionals alike.

Visit CarerHelp website to order or download the free resources: https://www.carerhelp.com.au/Resources

“When someone dies in the community, 🚑 paramedics are often the first healthcare professionals to arrive. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family ...
25/09/2025

“When someone dies in the community, 🚑 paramedics are often the first healthcare professionals to arrive. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family members are commonly present during these events and look to paramedics for comfort and support throughout this challenging time. How paramedics respond in these moments can make a big difference to family experiences and emotional wellbeing. ”

In this blog, Eillish Satchell, Registered Nurse and PhD Candidate at the University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau, examines the vital role paramedics play in supporting grieving families. She highlights how current paramedic guidelines and training often lack sufficient detail in this area, and reflects on where we go from here. 💛

Read Here: 🔗https://www.caresearch.com.au/About-Us/Newsroom/Palliative-Perspectives/Palliative-Perspectives-Blog-Details/ArtMID/17907/ArticleID/6020/Beyond-lights-and-sirens-What-paramedic-guidelines-say-about-supporting-families-during-death-dying

💬 You can help shape Healthdirect services by sharing your perspectiveHealthdirect Australia is inviting people from acr...
24/09/2025

💬 You can help shape Healthdirect services by sharing your perspective

Healthdirect Australia is inviting people from across the community to get involved and help ensure every Australian has access to trustworthy health advice, information, and connections to care.. 🩺✨

By joining the Consumer Engagement Group, you’ll have the opportunity to:

✅ Share your experiences, insights, and ideas

✅ Help design services that are easier to use and more accessible

✅ Contribute to improving health outcomes for all Australians

💡 Your time and input will be reimbursed.

Together, let’s make healthcare better for everyone. 💙

👉 Learn more here: https://about.healthdirect.gov.au/consumer-engagement =460059f4-c502-413d-beac-ba2675f30000

👉 Register your interest here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=CxO411Qa7kaeCeT-e1y99Iw_lVUAQBBFi7jQ9BH9D-RURU5RSjlCSFVJSlBaUk1YUkUxWlFTQkk1Vy4u =460059f4-c502-413d-beac-ba2675f30000

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What is the CareSearch Project?

We are a project working to support Australians with life-limiting illness and those who care for them to make informed decisions.

For over a decade, we have been providing patients and their carers and family, doctors, nurses, aged care staff, allied health professionals, and researchers access to trustworthy information and best available evidence.

You can find links to our websites and our major activities below:

· CareSearch website (www.caresearch.com) · palliAGED website (www.palliaged.com) · palliAGEDgp and palliAGEDnurse apps ( http://bit.ly/palliAGEDapps) · Engagement Project (http://bit.ly/CS_EngagementPallCare) · Palliative Perspectives blogs ( http://bit.ly/CareSearchBlog)