Palliative care and people living in group homes
Background
When people who live in disability group homes are diagnosed with a terminal illness, this poses some challenges for both the staff in group homes and palliative care staff.
The SMRPCC Disability Program aims to connect relevant services and provide training and resources to achieve the best outcomes for residents and health professionals alike.
Current Activities
Training
If you are in the Southern Metro region and have a resident who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, please feel free to contact us. We can assist with referral to palliative care and targeted training.
Useful organisations & links
Talking End of Life
… with people with intellectual disability
TEL is designed for disability support workers but is also helpful for others including families, health professionals, and educators.
Visit the TEL website to find videos, training modules and resources.
Resources
SMRPCC Fact Sheet Series
- What is palliative care?
- Advance care planning
- Care planning for palliative care
- Coroner investigations
- Bereavement in a group home
- Advocating for people with a terminal illness in a group home
- The process of dying
- End-of-life conversations
- Care and dying where the resident chooses
- Consent and decision making for medical treatment
For more resources and links to other organisations, go to SMRPCC’s Resources and Links page
Contact SMRPCC
Katrina Midgley
Residential Aged Care Program Manager
0493 490 911
katrina.midgley@smrpcc.org.au