More support needed for staff to steer end-of-life conversations
Demands are increasing for aged care staff to play a crucial role in guiding end-of-life conversations with families, yet many staff feel under-prepared to initiate such […]
Navigating grief in the aged care system
Grief for families in the aged care system begins long before the death of their loved ones, new research has found, highlighting the need for a […]
Ensuring a good death for those in aged care
Nurses play a critical role in recognising and responding to end-of-life needs in aged care, often identifying signs of decline up to a year before death. […]
Grief in aged care: guidance needed to assist families
There is an urgent need for government, researchers and aged care staff to come together to establish a formal approach to the grief and loss experienced […]
Professor guiding aged and palliative care research
Lead researcher, clinician and author, Associate Professor Aileen Collier, has been jointly appointed by Flinders University and the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) as an […]
$34m centre to transform age care nationally
Flinders University will lead a once-in-a-generation aged care initiative bringing together the aged care industry, older people themselves and the nation’s best and brightest experts to […]