Resources

This webpage from ELDAC focuses on considerations for diverse population groups. Older Australians are from many different backgrounds, so each person will express their identity in different ways. Being part of a group with others from the same background can help to connect people, but diversity within groups and across groups also exists.

The ELDAC digital dashboard is a system application that IT companies can embed in their aged care system. It is designed to track and visually represent key End of Life care processes and indicators relevant for reporting and clinical decision making.

Free eLearning course from Advance Project for Clinicians and Managers makes initiating end-of-life conversations and assessing palliative needs of people living with dementia easier, to enable better care.

This free eLearning course by The Advance Project is designed for careworkers, assistants in nursing and support workers to help them learn more about the importance of early discussions about palliative care for people living with dementia, to enable better care. 

This measure will improve palliative care for older Australians living in residential aged care. It will support new and advanced ways of providing palliative care and end-of-life care by state and territory governments.

A suite of eLearning modules and supporting resources provided by PCC4U for teaching CHCPAL001 – Deliver care services using a palliative approach (Version 2). It is designed for easy implementation into Certificate III and IV qualifications preparing care workers.

Palliative care is a holistic approach to care that considers the person's overall physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional needs as well as the needs of their family. (3 min)

AN-ACC Class 1 is a special classification. It is for eligible residents who enter permanent residential aged care to receive planned palliative care at, or near, end of life at the same service. A resident with AN-ACC Class 1 does not need an AN-ACC assessment. A resource from the Department of Health and Aged Care.

The Aged Care Grief and Bereavement Support website provides a range of information and resources including individual or group counselling, fact sheets and advice on how to help others. A resource from Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement 

This help sheet from Dementia Australia discusses grief and bereavement when the person you care for dies. It suggests some ways to help you deal with these feelings and practical ways to adjust to change.