Aged Care Nursing

Aged care nurses look after the ageing members of the community, who might need help with day-to-day activities. At present, there is a large demand for nurses in aged care, and in the future, this is likely to dramatically increase further.

Follow the links below to find information relating to aged care nursing.

Created May 2006 

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Title:   Information for DVA community nursing providers
Publisher:   Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) provides entitled veterans and war widow/widowers (entitled persons) with access to a range of quality health care and related services, including community nursing services, at DVAs expense.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Homecare and support
Publisher:   Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Homecare and support links and information.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Working in aged care - programs
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Australian Government programs supporting individuals in the Aged Care Workforce
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Primary care / community
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Many people if asked would say they would like to die at home. When at home they will be cared for by a GP, community nurses and sometimes practice nurses.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Home visits from nurses for people with chronic lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD - a combinations of emphysema and chronic bronchitis) aim to help people maintain their health and reduce the need for hospital stays. The nurses d...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Extended Aged Care at Home Packages
Publisher:   Australian Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) packages provide high levels of support to assist frail older Australians to remain living in their own homes.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Carers booklet
Publisher:   Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   A booklet developed to assist carers, providing information about specific services available through DVA as well as general information about services available in the community.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Working in aged care
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Programs, related information, reports and reviews supporting individuals in the Aged Care Workforce.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Community nursing
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information relating to community nursing.
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Loving care for people with terminal illness
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   When people of any age are dying or have an illness that can't be cured, they need a special kind of care which is called palliative care. The aim of palliative care is not just to treat the disease, but to care for the person as a whole by making sure the remaining time he or she has left is as good, as active and fulfilling as possible.
Date:   Apr 1996

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