There are many palliative care resources for individuals and their families, some are more general resources while others provide discipline specific information. Providing people with quality evidence-based information is important to help manage issues they may have and can be used to stimulate discussion of issues that may arise and to create health care plans.
The ELDAC website has several resources that you can use to support individuals and their families. The resources menu includes a search function to locate services in aged care and palliative care, as well as a number of downloads on key topics to end of life.
CareSearch also has a dedicated page that links out to information that can be shared with patients and families on topics such as:
- About palliative care
- Advance care planning
- Carers
- Bereavement
- Symptoms and pain management
- Medicines
- Funerals
In addition to these more general information pamphlets, some more specific resources can be found below.