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Part of Care

Find out why palliative care is a part of aged care and the benefits of providing palliative care to older people receiving aged care services.

ELDAC Part of Care

Do you view palliative care as a part of your work in aged care? Are you passionate about providing good care for your residents and clients right through to the end of life?

The Part of Care campaign invites you to think about palliative care as a part of aged care and your role in providing palliative care for the older people you care for.

We encourage you to download and share these resources and to reflect on your own understanding of palliative care within your workplace. You can also share your feedback and thoughts by sharing your opinion in the quiz below.

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Downloadable resources

part of care fact sheet

Fact sheet

Palliative care is a part of aged care

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Poster

Download and print a poster for your office or staff kitchen

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  1. Palliative Care Australia. High-quality palliative care for all Australians [Internet]. Canberra (AU): Palliative Care Australia; 2022 [updated – 2022; cited 2022 Aug 31]. Available from: https://palliativecare.org.au/campaign/its-everyones-right/
  2. World Health Organisation. Palliative Care [Internet]. Switzerland: World Health Organisation; 2020 [updated – 2020 Aug 5; cited 2022 Aug 31]. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/palliative-care
  3. Palliative Care Australia. What is palliative care? [Internet]. Canberra (AU): Palliative Care Australia; 2022 [updated – 2022; cited 2022 Aug 31]. Available from: https://palliativecare.org.au/resource/what-is-palliative-care/
  4. Australian Government Department of Health. National Palliative Care Strategy 2018 [Internet]. Canberra (AU): Australian Government Department of Health; 2018 [updated 2018 Dec; cited 2022 Aug 31]. Available from: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/national_palliative_care_strategy_2018.pdf
  5. ELDAC. Provide palliative care [Internet]. Adelaide (AU): ELDAC; 2018 [updated – 2020 Nov 24; cited 2022 Aug 31]. Available from: https://www.eldac.com.au/tabid/5023/Default.aspx

Page updated 13 January 2023