Advance Care Planning Australia

04/12/2025

📢 Order your CareSearch Project GP Kit today

GPs play a vital role in delivering person-centred and coordinated care for people approaching the end of life. The newly launched CareSearch GP Kit provides practical, evidence-informed tools and resources to support quality palliative care.
The resources cover:
✔️ Assessing patient and carer needs
✔️ Planning and discussing care
✔️ Symptoms and their management
✔️ The dying patient
✔️ Bereavement
✔️ Professional practice Each kit also includes a Patient Carer resource pack that GPs can easily share with patients and families.

This pack is also available to order separately. Order or download your GP Kit today👉 https://bit.ly/GPKit_NPCP

03/12/2025

Advance Care Planning Australia, in partnership with Ageing Australia, has released a new resource to support retirement living and seniors housing operators in helping residents understand and plan for their future health care.

The guide provides practical advice on raising resident awareness, understanding the different types of advance care planning documents, and setting clear boundaries around organisational roles. Check it out 👉 https://bit.ly/48iTHRK

27/11/2025

Have you read the November issue of our eNews for health professionals? Find out the latest advance care planning news including free learning resources!
✔️ Read the November issue 👉 https://bit.ly/3M2ilgM
✔️ Subscribe or share this link with your colleagues https://bit.ly/3M3ZMZo

13/11/2025

Are you a nurse or midwife? Join the hundreds of nurses and midwives just like you across Australia who’ve already shared what it’s like working in primary health care…there’s even a question on advance care planning!

⏰Don't forget, the APNA Workforce Survey is now open until midnight, Sunday, 16 November!

That gives you more time to join the hundreds of nurses and midwives just like you across Australia who’ve already shared what it’s like working in primary health care.

The more we know, the more APNA can do to support you in 2026!

As a thank you, all completed surveys are entered into a draw to win one of two $1000 RedBalloon vouchers.

Already completed the survey? Thank you! Please share it with your colleagues and networks — every response counts.

👉 Take the survey now: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8403481/c301748732f4

05/11/2025

Your story, your choice: Advance Care Planning Week 2026
Your story is yours to tell, and your healthcare choices deserve to be heard.

This National Advance Care Planning Week, 16-22 March 2026, Advance Care Planning Australia invites all Australians to pause and reflect on what matters most, as we embrace the theme ‘Your story, your choice.’

Every story is unique. We’re encouraging people to share their experiences and decisions, to think, talk and plan for the care they’d want in the future. To bring this theme to life, Advance Care Planning Australia is capturing powerful personal stories that will feature throughout the 2026 campaign.

Stay tuned, campaign resources will be available early next year to help you raise awareness and spark meaningful conversations across your organisation and community networks.

03/11/2025

The new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program have now started.

The new rights-based aged care system will put you first and give you:
✅ improved choice and control
✅ better support to make your own decisions
✅ help to stay living at home longer
✅ easier ways to speak up and be heard.

It’s all about respect, safety, dignity, and high-quality care.

For more information, see the comments below. 👇

03/11/2025

What do aged care providers need to do to reflect a rights-based approach to advance care planning?

As of 1 November 2025, the new Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) and Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards came into effect, embedding a rights-based approach at the heart of aged care.

With the introduction of the new Statement of Rights, older people receiving aged care are now legally recognised as rights holders. Core principles such as independence, autonomy, empowerment, and freedom of choice are central to the Statement of Rights, and perfectly aligned with the goals of advance care planning.

Visit our website to find out more 👉

From 1 November 2025, the new Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) and Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards will come into effect, embedding a rights-based approach at the heart of aged care.

29/10/2025

Have you read the October issue of our eNews for health professionals?
Find out the latest advance care planning news including what the new Aged Care Act means for advance care planning.

✔️ Read the October issue https://bit.ly/47f96C2
✔️ Subscribe or share this link with your colleagues https://bit.ly/3vguTJe

27/10/2025

📢 Expressions of Interest are now open for membership in the ACPA National Consumer Advisory Group!
We value the power of lived experience and community insight. By joining our National Consumer Advisory Group, you can help shape the future of advance care planning in Australia.

To find out what’s involved and how to apply, visit Advance Care Planning Australia’s website 👉 https://bit.ly/4oezz8I

24/10/2025

Help shape more inclusive aged care for LGBTQ+ older people 🌈

Advance care planning supports older people to make informed choices about their future care. Inclusive, person-centred approaches are essential to this work - especially for older LGBTQ+ people, who can face unique challenges in expressing their identities and wishes as they age.

The Pride In Our Work survey invites anyone working, volunteering, studying, or providing care in residential aged care to share their experiences of supporting diversity and inclusion. Your insights will help strengthen practices that ensure all older people can live and plan their care with dignity, safety, and respect.

Take part today 👉 https://bit.ly/4n8HRgV

La Trobe University Southern Cross University

19/10/2025

Advance Care Planning Australia is proud to be part of the Canberra Retirement Living & Senior Lifestyle Expo!
Our amazing Clinical Nurse Consultant Clare Cameron is available to answer questions, share insights, and provide resources to help you start or continue your advance care planning journey.

Come say hello! 👋

17/10/2025

This National Carers Week, we’re celebrating the compassion, commitment and lived experience of Australia’s carers 💙

Carers play a vital role in making sure people’s wishes and preferences for health care are respected - especially when they can’t speak for themselves.

Carers insights matter. Help shape the future of advance care planning by joining Advance Care Planning Australia’s National Consumer Advisory Group and ensure the voices of carers, families and communities are heard.

👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4989ZgS