Resources

This measure will improve palliative care for older Australians living in residential aged care. It will support new and advanced ways of providing palliative care and end-of-life care by state and territory governments.

A suite of eLearning modules and supporting resources provided by PCC4U for teaching CHCPAL001 – Deliver care services using a palliative approach (Version 2). It is designed for easy implementation into Certificate III and IV qualifications preparing care workers.

Palliative care is a holistic approach to care that considers the person's overall physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional needs as well as the needs of their family. (3 min)

AN-ACC Class 1 is a special classification. It is for eligible residents who enter permanent residential aged care to receive planned palliative care at, or near, end of life at the same service. A resident with AN-ACC Class 1 does not need an AN-ACC assessment. A resource from the Department of Health and Aged Care.

The Aged Care Grief and Bereavement Support website provides a range of information and resources including individual or group counselling, fact sheets and advice on how to help others. A resource from Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement 

This help sheet from Dementia Australia discusses grief and bereavement when the person you care for dies. It suggests some ways to help you deal with these feelings and practical ways to adjust to change.

The interactive audit by ELDAC provides more detail on care provided to individual residents and families. A baseline audit can be completed for either the most recent five to ten deaths or within a certain timeframe.

The aim of this module from Advance Care Planning Australia is to provide guidance on how and why advance care planning discussions should be initiated with older people 

People who have completed some form of advance care planning are more likely to receive end of life care more aligned to their wishes than those who have not. A Dementia Australia resource.

Review existing clinical forms, tools, and care management practices against these ELDAC clinical domains. An interactive Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care Organisational Audit that can assist with achieving this action.