Aromatherapy for Palliative Care – VIDEO

The new Aged Care Quality Standards make no reference to palliative care, despite the recent acknowledgements of the importance of palliative care in aged care facility settings. With around 60,000 Australians dying in aged care facilities every year, it’s absolutely imperative that the facilities can provide the most sensitive, professional, and educated care for older... Read More

A 58-year-old man on his way to palliative care has been granted his dying wish by ambulance workers, calling it one of the most memorable days of his life. Read More

Maggots were found in the mouth of a Broome aged care resident, they royal commission has heard. On 26 January 2018, a Broome nursing home received an anonymous complaint that a 62-year-old female resident had maggots in the side of her mouth and under her tongue. After receiving the information, staff immediately investigated, and found... Read More