Misconceptions Cloud Palliative Care as Population Ages

Elderly female hand holding hand of young caregiver at nursing home.Geriatric doctor or geriatrician concept. Doctor physician hand on happy elderly senior patient to comfort in hospital examination. BlurryMe/ShutterstockAustralians don’t like talking about death but as the population ages, conversations about the end of life could become increasingly important for care.Every day, more than 450 people in Australia die from a life-limiting or terminal illness, according to Palliative Care Australia.