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.
New peak body for aged care, the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA), has announced that Tom Symondson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Victorian Healthcare Association (VHA), will be the organisation’s first CEO.
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Residents of aged care facilities will begin being vaccinated next week with the Pfizer vaccine, while aged care workers will begin to be vaccinated in March when supplies of the AstraZeneca vaccine become available.
Thousands of residents at more than 240 aged care homes will receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine next week, across 190 towns and suburbs in rural and urban areas in every state and territory across the country.
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New data from the AIHW shows that 62% of people in need of palliative care do not receive specialist care, particularly those with dementia and heart disease.
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