Expectations and the reality in retirement villages and residential aged care homes was examined closely in the latest issue, #80, of our SATURDAY subscription magazine. 

End-of-life befalls every human and there are ways to ensure it goes as smoothly as possible when a loved one enters residential aged care.

Jo Boylan, Chief Executive Officer at Adelaide-based Clayton Church Homes, said advanced care planning helps to understand a person’s choices and makes a significant difference in the quality of end-of-life care. Failing to plan escalates the pressures and emotions dramatically.

Jo said too often health literacy and decision making comes in a crisis, as advance care planning was delayed or avoided even when entering aged care services.

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