Connecting Australians to palliative care information and support

The CareSearch and palliAGED websites and related activities will be continuing in the 2023–2026 period. As announced by Minster Butler, Flinders University is one of the 14 National Palliative Care Projects that has been funded. Flinders will continue to deliver CareSearch including palliAGED in this period.

Some people may not be aware but palliAGED is managed and delivered by the CareSearch team which is part of the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD). This enables us to connect research, education, and practice across our projects and our partnerships.

We will be working hard in the next period to ensure that as many health professionals and health services and aged care staff and services are aware of our resources and use them to improve care in the people’s homes, in community and primary care settings, in aged care and in hospitals. This reflects a direction we have been starting to introduce in the last few months with new targeted content and actionable resources. These include:

palliAGED: Aged Care Journeys in palliative care

To help careworkers in aged care learn about palliative care and what to do, we have combined common patient/client journeys and the palliAGED Tip Sheets. There are four common journeys that careworkers can read and link through to palliAGED resources to build their knowledge and confidence. We have also provided links to some background information for educators who might like to use the journey maps for in-house training.

palliAGED: InFocus on Bereavement

Grief and loss associated with deterioration and death for people using aged care services is an important issue for the sector. The InFocus brings together not only evidence around bereavement and aged care but helps connects families, aged care workers and services with resources that can support them. Sometimes knowing where to find things is the hardest part and this provides a snapshot of resources and ideas.

CareSearch: Setting up for at home palliative care

We have also put together a page that talks about what you might needed in terms of equipment or changes in your home to care for someone at home. It provides an overview of things to think about with the care team and links on where to find resources and information.

CareSearch print resources

We have already made available digital packs of materials that are configured for downloading or immediate local printing. However, we recognise that in some situations, print resources are needed. There is a limited range of printed resource packs that can be ordered. They include packs for the community and for consumers as well as evidence and translation packs and packs for acute care, primary care, and nurses.

Share your comments and suggestions by emailing caresearch@flinders.edu.au or palliaged@flinders.edu.au