How Play School’s Little Ted is helping parents and kids talk about death and grief
From Mufasa in The Lion King to the loss of Bambi's mother, death is never far from a children's film. Yet for many parents, figuring out the right time — and language — to explain [...]
Helping dying patients say goodbye
“You need to know you’re leaving before you can say goodbye.” These poignant words from a patient illustrate how vital it is to constantly improve end of life care, as Blacktown Hospital has endeavoured to [...]
Dying To Know Day – August 8
Dying To Know Day is designed to encourage communities to become more death literate. But what does being 'death literate' mean exactly? WHAT IS DEATH LITERACY? It’s the practical know-how needed to plan well for [...]
Best practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Care
Under the theme – Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let’s work together for a shared future – NAIDOC Week 2019 will be held nationally from Sunday 7 July and continue through to Sunday 14 July. Aboriginal and [...]
Compassionate care program offers inmates chance to care
Compassionate care and hospice programs are being implemented in prisons across the United States. Compassionate care, according to Tim Cunningham, an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Virginia, can be effective in any [...]
What do Aboriginal Australians want from their aged care system? Community connection is number one
The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is ageing at a much faster rate than the non-Indigenous population. Aboriginal Australians record high mid-life rates of multiple chronic diseases including heart disease and stroke, lung disease, and type 2 [...]
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