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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Voluntary assisted dying back steps for remote patients, Federal court rules it suicide

Politicians and advocates are pushing for amendments to the Commonwealth’s Criminal Code and Federal laws to allow doctors to consult with patients about voluntary assisted dying (VAD) via telehealth appointments – a means most terminally ill people in rural and remote areas rely on. Read More

Will there be a mass exodus of aged care workers? Union urges Friday deadline be extended

With September 17 looming, the Health Services Union is calling on the government to extend the deadline for mandatory vaccines for aged care workers, due to fears there could be an exodus of staff in the already overstretched aged care workforce. Read More

Incontinence: to provide care, you need to know how and why it happens

Incontinence is, in fact, one of the main reasons people decide to make the transition into residential care, according to research. It is often not until care workers begin working in the field that they can truly appreciate what’s involved with continence care and management.  Effective continence care and management requires staff to understand how the urinary and gastrointestinal systems work and the different types of incontinence and their triggers.  Read More
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