End of Life Care

Learning Activity Description: 

As a health care worker providing care or services to older people living in residential or home care you are required to practice in accordance with the requirements of the Aged Care Quality Standards.

This learning resource will also have relevance in all of other health care settings providing care or services to older people.

Aged Care Learning Solutions educational material is endorsed by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation.

Learning Outcomes: 

• Explain what end of life care refers to
• List people’s rights as they relate to dignity, choice, culture and spirituality
• Apply your knowledge about people’s rights as they relate to dignity and choice, and culture and spirituality, in regards to the people you provide care and services to 
• Explain how expectations and relationships with others can affect a person’s end of life experience
• Apply the information on supporting people’s mental well being
• Apply the information on supporting people’s physical well being
• Apply the information on end-of-life care to the people you provide care and services to