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We all hope for a 'good death'. But many aged-care residents are denied proper end-of-life care

  • Written by Davina Porock, Professor of Nursing, Director of Centre for Research in Aged Care, Edith Cowan University
We all hope for a 'good death'. But many aged-care residents are denied proper end-of-life careShutterstock

Death is inevitable, and in a civilised society everyone deserves a good one. It would therefore be logical to expect aged-care homes would provide superior end-of-life care. But sadly, palliative care options are often better for those living outside residential aged care than those in it.

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