GUEST Tuesday, 15 September 2020 Mental health and older adults: working with grief As a mental health social worker who specialises in working with an older adult clientele I find that presentations of loss are common. Although we need to be careful not to unwittingly relate old age to negative experiences, it is hard not to...
GUEST Thursday, 27 August 2020 Upskilling our aged care staff using the ELDAC Care Model The benefits of participating in the ELDAC Sector Engagement program have been numerous for our facility, the Australian Nursing Home Foundation, in New South Wales. During the past year, the opportunity to use the ELDAC website and resources,...
September 2020 'Even though people of all ages can experience loss related to change, older adults often face an unprecedented level of loss,' writes Felicity Chapman in 'Mental health and older adults: working with grief'. Read more
September 2020 (Special Edition) Welcome back to this special edition series of ELDAC News for 2020. The Respond to Deterioration domain of the ELDAC Care Model can help you to care for a person who is quickly approaching death. Read more
August 2020 We would like to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to the nurses and care workers, allied health professionals, doctors, carers, pharmacists and others caring for older Australians at home or in residential care. Read more
August 2020 (Special Edition) Welcome back to this special edition series of ELDAC News for 2020. The Work Together domain of the ELDAC Care Model can help you to collaborate with other services to provide coordinated palliative care. Read more