End of Life Articles

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• Caring & Carers
One Aussie engineer is transforming at-home medical care for older Australians
Instead of going to the hospital, could older Australians receive quality medical care at home with this innovative design?

• Advice
• · End of Life
How to check if a charity is real
Do you know how to reduce your risk of being scammed?

• Advice
• · End of Life
Invalid wills could remove aged care residents’ autonomy
Waiting to update your will and other legal documents could negatively affect you after moving into an aged care home

• Allied Health
How carers tackle a controversial decision and why they do it
Palliative care allows Australians at the end of their lives to be more comfortable, but some may chose another option

• Allied Health
With limited time left, 40,000 Australians miss out on suitable care
How important is palliative care and how can access be improved in rural areas?

• End of Life
The 40-page plan for palliative care reform in 2024 Federal Budget
Does Australia need to do more for palliative care in the upcoming Federal Budget?

• End of Life
Hospitalisation for end-of-life care — what to expect
As palliative care-related hospitalisation rates increase, Australia contends with a growing area of concern.

• Culture Awareness
• · End of Life
Should you include a charity in your will?
Do you have a favourite charity? Consider helping an important cause when you’re reviewing your will

• Advice
• · Culture Awareness
How to help someone you love the second you die
“You can’t beat death, but you can beat death in life, sometimes. The more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. Your life is your life; know it while you have it.” — Charles...

• Elder Abuse
• · End of Life
Family member arrested in connection with double murder of 94-year-old SA couple

• Dementia
• · End of Life
Study finds significant mortality link between dementia and colorectal cancer
Dementia is the leading cause of death in women in Australia and the second cause of death in men.

• Advice
• · End of Life
• · Health and Wellbeing
When should you consider palliative care preparation?
No one wants to face a final goodbye, but being prepared is important and knowing how you wish to live in those last few years can put your mind at ease and lift your spirits through a sense of...

• End of Life
• · Health and Wellbeing
Award-winning research study for major depression in palliative care
For some patients in palliative care, the future can seem grim or uncertain which may lead to a slump in their mood, apathy or symptoms associated with major depressive disorder (MDD).

• Dementia
• · Education & Training
National Advance Care Planning Week encourages conversations about future care needs
If you were too ill to make decisions about your treatment and care, who would make those decisions on your behalf – and would they know what you want?

• Advice
• · Culture Awareness
Advance Care Planning Week challenges Australians to plan for future medical care
This week’s National Advance Care Planning Week, running from 22 – 26 March, is encouraging all Australians to prepare for future medical care and normalise conversations around death and...