Aromatherapy for Palliative Care – VIDEO

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.

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65,000 aged care workers leaving sector each year: “Staff shortages will worsen”

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. Read More

Risky practice: Personal care workers are being asked to administer insulin

Aged care workers with only Cert III qualifications are being asked to administer insulin to their home care clients, even though they are not qualified to do so. Read More

Palliative Care – The Struggle Between Dignity and Distress

When discussing palliative care, the most common patients that people imagine are cancer patients. However, palliative care is not exclusively just for cancer patients – it’s for any kind of terminal illness. One study looked to find four non-cancer populations that might benefit from a palliative approach. What was found was that people with ALS,... Read More
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