The Perth Hearing is currently taking place this week. The Royal Commission will inquire into:
• how aged-care services can be provided in a way which is person-centred, including care which values the identity, experience and autonomy of the person accessing care and promotes choice and control
• the factors that influence whether aged care services are delivered in a person-centred manner, including:
• the relationships between the person accessing care, people providing support (including family and other members of the community) and the service provider
• broader societal attitudes towards older people
• the perspective and experience of people who access aged care, including the ways in which aged care services are, or are not, person-centred
• good practice care models for providing person-centred aged care
• the role of advance care planning to support the provision of quality aged care services
• the extent to which people accessing aged care services are able to access palliative care
• the quality of palliative care services available to people accessing aged care services
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