Guide to palliative care – what you need to know
Few aspects of caring for the ageing are so widely misunderstood as palliative care. That’s why we’ve provided a quick…
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Death can be a confronting subject, but the more we plan for it and talk about it with our ageing parents, the easier it can be to deal with when the time comes.
The death of our ageing parents can be the hardest time.
It is a time when we wish to be left alone to mourn, but are suddenly
thrown into a whirlwind of decision making at the worst moment.
We must decide about funerals, sort out legal and financial affairs, and
property, all the time negotiating often fraught relationships with our
families. And attempting to deal with our grief.
Here we’ll share information on how to prepare, then what you can expect
after they die.
Talking about funerals, burials and final wishes
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What our parents can teach us about happiness
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Learning to talk about death – intro
While death is a part of life, talking about death is often a taboo subject. One that many people feel…
Dying with dignity with dementia
My father Alec, who died peacefully at 89 in his sleep, had dementia and lived in a nursing home for…
Don’t wait for a crisis – start planning your aged care now
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