Care worker resources

Care workers can help to provide care for a home-based person at the end of life. This can enable a person to remain comfortable and well cared for at home.

The new, tailored resources can be used by Support at Home providers to upskill care workers to:

  • recognise common symptoms and provide appropriate non-pharmacological support
  • deliver practical care for a person, and support for their family, at the end of life.

Resources for care workers

We recommend printing resources in colour.

Managing physical symptoms – see all resources

These tip sheets provide written information and images about how to recognise and help manage end-of-life symptoms.

Anxiety (for care workers)

Feeling sick and/or vomiting (for care workers)

Pain (for care workers)

Rattly breathing (for care workers)

Restlessness (for care workers)

Seizures (for care workers)

Shortness of breath (for care workers)

Troubling visions, sounds, thoughts (for care workers)

Recognising dying – see all resources

The tip sheet provides written information and images about how to recognise when a person is getting closer to dying and when a person has died.

Knowing when a person is getting closer to dying/Knowing when a person has died (for care workers)

Providing practical care – see all resources

These guides and videos explain how to provide practical care using a step-by-step approach.

How to care for a person's eyes and nose (for care workers)

Watch the video

How to care for a person's mouth (for care workers)

Watch the video

How to change a person's pad (for care workers)

Watch the video

How to move and position a person in bed (for care workers)

Watch the video

How to wash a person (for care workers)

Watch the video

Resources for carers and families

Community palliative care resources

Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Translated resources

Last updated:   July 2026

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