Palliative Aged Care Consultancy Service

27/01/2026

Our new Establishing Palliative Care Volunteering Roles webinar series is now live on YouTube.

Three sessions are available to watch:
• Companionship and Social Support Roles
• Bereavement Support
• Creative, Arts or Expressive Supports

Watch the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVVnQdqHx_8ew-hASPzH97pkciHYIg-ow&si=KaZYV-kzRDXpMCT6

Hear from Volunteer Coordinators who have successfully embedded these roles in their services.

Volunteering SA&NT Southern Volunteering SA Inc Northern Volunteering SA Inc

24/01/2026

Palliative care supports people living with a life-limiting illness to have the best possible quality of life (1). This means providing: relief from distressing symptoms, support to make informed decisions, and care that aligns with what matters most to the person (1). In Australia, the Palliative C...

16/01/2026

The new Aged Care Act recognises the right to quality palliative and end-of-life care. This ensures older people can make informed choices about their care and approach the end of life with dignity and support.

In this webinar, our panel of experts explored what quality end-of-life care looks like in practice - from planning and decision-making to palliative support and bereavement. They discussed how the new Act strengthens older people’s rights, the roles of providers and advocates, and how families and carers can access information, services and support to ensure care aligns with a person’s wishes and values.

Replay the webinar and explore the resources on our website https://opan.org.au/video/webinar-end-of-life/

05/12/2025

Today we got to celebrate us!
A year of ups and downs, triumphs and losses.
Through it all the team at PACCS continue to do what they do best- care.
We got our creative spirit going to celebrate the end of the year and Christmas.
We thank all of the people that entrust in us their stories, their loved ones and allow us into their space at times that can be challenging,emotional and so personal.
We honour you.

06/11/2025

PACCS is proud to support Southern Highlands Community Hospice in many of the wonderful things they do within our community to support people and their families through the palliative care journey. Check out our wonderful palliative care CNC Bron training the next group of volunteers about to head into the community to support people and their families. Want to know more about either volunteering or receiving support? Reach out to us today and we can point you in the right direction.

Empowering and supporting people as they approach the end of their life are key components in the delivery of good palliative care. Volunteers play a vital role in this. Congratulations to the 8th group of Southern Highlands Community Hospice palliative care volunteers training this week. Thanks to our wonderful pall care consultant nurse from https://www.paccs.net.au/ for our training.

31/10/2025

Our very own Jane Mahony talking about the new aged care packages coming in as of tomorrow.

Need help navigating the system? Paccs can help! Contact us now to see how!

24/10/2025

🎙 Listen to our new podcast series here 👉 https://www.eldac.com.au/Service-Development/ELDAC-Education/Podcast-series as Associate Professor Joel Rhee discusses:

1. What supported decision-making really means
2. How decision-making capacity is defined
3. Practical strategies to support older people as their decision-making capacity changes.

24/10/2025

25/08/2025

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🍽️✨ Speech Pathology Week is here! Speech pathologists play a vital role in supporting people with life-limiting illness to maintain dignity, comfort and choice when it comes to eating and drinking.

Our PalliBytes module – 'Supporting eating and drinking with acknowledged risks' explores how health professionals can:

✅ Balance safety with quality of life
✅ Support informed decision-making
✅ Work collaboratively with people, families, and care teams

Register for your free account and access the module here: https://palliativecareeducation.com.au/mod/scorm/view.php?id=3972

26/05/2025

PACCS is ready to support aged care providers in delivering Palliative care.
Our team of specialist Palliative care CNC’S can provide care and educate other clinicians on the delivery of Palliative care.

With Australia’s Aged Care Act looming, a 3-month palliative care cap threatens to leave seniors and families stranded in their final days.

08/05/2025

PACCS is proud to be presenting the following education:

From short eLearning modules and workshops, to immersive programs and Masters-level courses – HETI supports the full range of clinical and non-clinical roles across NSW Health and beyond.

31/03/2025

PACCS is offering a new service to assist in navigating the Aged Care system.