To support this aim, caring@home develops and provides nationally consistent, practical and evidenced-based clinical resources and education for health professionals and resources to support families and carers to help manage symptoms at home.
caring@home resources are applicable Australia-wide and are freely available.
The current project is funded to 30 June 2030.
Activities
Develop practical resources for:
Clinical services
- Develop new and updated resources to help providers deliver high-quality, timely end-of-life care in the community
Health professionals:
- Develop practical resources to support the primary care workforce
- Develop new apps and update existing apps
Carers and families:
- Develop new and updated resources including new culturally appropriate resources for First Nations families
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Provide education for primary care health professionals
- Deliver online and face-to-face education to specialist palliative care and primary care workforces
Deliver a national rollout
- Communication, engagement and marketing activities
Undertake evaluation
- Engage an external evaluator to assess the effectiveness of project activities
Consortium members
Watch this space for more information about project Consortium members.
Previous years
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caring@home project 2023-2026
caring@home activities and priorities for 2023-2026
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families 2020-2023
Supporting palliative care at home or on Country for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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COVID-19 resources 2020-2021
COVID-19 presented an unprecedented challenge for patients, carers and health professionals in Australia. During the pandemic, aspects of palliative care delivery changed, though the goals of palliative care did not.
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caring@home 2017-2020
caring@home aims to improve the quality of palliative care service delivery across Australia by developing resources that will support people to be cared for and to die at home, if that is their choice.