Education for Caring
NurseLink provides/facilitates training courses for rural nurses, mentors and nurse assistants with an interest in palliative care and the care of people who wish to die at home.
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GeroWise® International
is dedicated to health promotion across the generations.
GeroWise International offers creative approaches to interdisciplinary education for health and social service providers as well as other individuals and groups interested in enhancing health and dignity throughout the lifespan.Services include workshops, seminars, cross-cultural study tours, and individual and corporate consultation.
www.gerowise.com
When we visited Anne, she lacked a zest for living. We suggested the writing of her memoirs. Over six months, we relived events and encounters which few people have been privileged to experience. Memories begun in childhood and youth have streamed out on the keys of Joy's laptop computer; joyous memories, sad memories, hurtful memories, some not been recorded but just shared in a trusting relationship. Life in the nursing home has taken on new meaning. Anne has this to say: 'I have many new friends and time to reflect on shared experiences with other people who roll along, ordinary human beings, all with a story.'
The lifeblood of NurseLink is our nurses. We provide a range of resource and support for nurses:
The National Palliative Care Program also provides a great selection of resources to nurse assistants.