Aromatherapy has be shown to be beneficial for people in palliative care and their families. Learn more about how essential oils and massage can help people.
Like much of the aged care workforce, Suzi always wanted to make a career out of caring for others. As part of Aged Care Employee Day celebrations, find out how a childhood surrounded by older relatives inspired a career dedicated to the wellbeing of elderly Australians.
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Australia is facing a shortfall of at least 110,000 aged care workers within a decade – or 400,000 workers by 2050 – unless urgent action is taken to boost the workforce now, a new report has warned.
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The call for “earlier palliative care” referrals now arises where previously older people were often not referred to such specialist services until terminal phase. Whilst this has been something the few dedicated palliative care physicians had been calling out for this for some time. The new way of thinking about palliative care is to improve the...
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