Improving end-of-life care is a crucial aspect of healthcare
Improving end-of-life care is a crucial aspect of healthcare, and advance care directives (ACDs) play a vital role in guiding end-of-life care decisions.
Future changes to the retirement living sector
Touchstone Life Care was pleased to sponsor the DCM Institute’s Village Summit in 2023, with events held in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Dr Merran Cooper was a speaker at the Melbourne event and attended a session by Chris Baynes, CEO of the DCM Group, where he shared insights on the future of retirement […]
Using digital advance care planning to optimise health care outcomes
Palliative care specialist, Jane Fischer, explains how using Touchstone Life Care’s digital advance care planning can optimise care outcomes.
A move toward mandating the sharing of health data?
Many will understand the frustrating nature of having to repeat their ‘health story” over and over again to doctors and health providers in different health care settings…
Why Touchstone Life Care is unique in advance care planning
We begin with helping people explore their own values and choices about quality of life, including how they want their life and their dying to look and feel – to them and to their loved ones.
How palliative care is changing in Australia
In this article, Dr Merran Cooper, CEO of Touchstone Life Care, explains how and why palliative care is changing in Australia – for the better.
It’s time for better care at the end of life
While end-of-life care services help improve quality of life through relieving pain and other symptoms, currently, there are substantial gaps in the provision of services.
Over 60 but too young to fall? Think again…
Even if you think you are too young to be considered a falls risk- anyone over 60 should be maintaining or improving muscle strength, eating enough protein, and exercising for mental health.
The New Quality Indicators: Improving the Quality of Aged Care Services
The National Aged Care Quality Indicators Program is designed to provide transparency on the quality of aged care services in Australia.
Advance Care Directives: A digital solution for aged care
With many residents not indicating their preferences before becoming gravely ill, the absence of an advance care plan can result in rushed decisions when an emergency occurs.
