Ready for community palliative care

The Ready for community palliative care resource aligns with Victorian and national standards for end of life care.

Identifying what stage a person is at in their illness will determine what clinicians need to consider in helping them and their family to make decisions.

Advance care planning is planning for future health and personal care should a person lose their decision-making capacity.

The fundamentals of an effective and safe discharge from hospital to palliative care in the community.

Detailed guidance about referring people for care in the community, including specialist community palliative care.

Allied health staff can enhance a person's quality of life and safety, and support successful discharge home for community palliative care.

Advice about what do when a person wishes to die at home, including assessment and communicating with the person's carer.

Information and advice about supporting carers in their role at home and in other community settings.

How to discharge a person into the community if they don't have a carer for the end of life stage.

Access to injectable or sublingual medicines can be crucial for effective palliative care in community settings.

When someone is discharged from hospital into community palliative care, their general practitioner will need support to continue care for that person.

Information about community services including community health, community palliative care, district nursing, services for older people and disability services.