Our Practical Care at end-of-life series, below, is a wonderful way to learn how to best provide personal care at the end-of-life.
For other videos on end-of-life and bereavement, please click here.
Practical Care at the end-of-life
We're very excited to be able to share a new set of short, practical videos about personal care at end-of-life. Good Grief! and Kellie Cooper-Smith discuss how to provide personal care at the end-of-life.
Series 1: Mouth Care
Good Grief's Margaret Rice and Kellie Cooper-Smith of Your Journey Your Way discuss practical advice on how to maintain mouth care and comfort at end-of-life.
Mouth Care 1: Why it is so important
Video length: 1 minute, 59 seconds.
Mouth Care 2: Dry Mouth and other conditions
Video length: 1 minute, 51 seconds.
Products to help with Dry Mouth
Video length: 1 minute, 53 seconds.
Mouth Care 3: Caring with 'nil by mouth'
Video length: 1 minute, 59 seconds.
Mouth Care 4: Equipment and tips to help
Video length: 2 minutes, 54 seconds.
Products to help with general mouth care
Video length: 2 minutes, 11 seconds.
Mouth Care 5: Dentures at end-of-life
Video length: 2 minutes, 27 seconds.
Series 2: Personal Hygiene
Good Grief's Margaret Rice and Kellie Cooper-Smith of Your Journey Your Way discuss practical advice on how to maintain personal hygiene at end-of-life.
Personal Hygiene 1: An Introduction
Video length: 2 minutes, 44 seconds.
Personal Hygiene 2: Consent
Video length: 3 minutes, 11 seconds.
Personal Hygiene 3: Safety Issues
Video length: 2 minutes, 4 seconds.
Series 3: Bed Bathing
Good Grief's Margaret Rice and Kellie Cooper-Smith of Your Journey Your Way discuss practical advice on how to bathe someone in their bed at end-of-life.
Bed Bath 1 - When to give bed baths
Video length: 4 minutes
Bed Bath 2 - Creating a ritual and setting the ambiance
We explain how to create a positive atmosphere, so that a bed bath becomes a pleasant experience for the now incapacitated patient.
Video length: 2 minutes, 46 seconds.
Bed Bath 3 - Process and practicalities
We explain the processes and practicalities that you’ll follow to ensure comfort, safety, and the uplifting benefits for your patient of feeling cleaner.
Video length: 2 minutes, 33 seconds.
Bed Bath 4 - Maintaining skin integrity
Margaret Rice of good-grief.com.au and Kellie Cooper-Smith of yourjourneyyourway.com.au explain how to protect the skin of the person you are supporting, while giving them their bed bath.
Video length: 2 minutes, 32 seconds.
Series 3: Showering
Good Grief's Margaret Rice and Kellie Cooper-Smith of Your Journey Your Way discuss practical advice on how to shower at end-of-life.
Showering 1 - Getting ready
Margaret Rice of good-grief.com.au and Kellie Cooper-Smith of yourjourneyyourway.com.au show you how prepare for the shower, by having the right equipment on hand, and ensuring safety.
Video length: 2 minutes
Showering 2 - Little items you will need
What are the items you’ll need that are easy to overlook, yet will keep the person safe and comfortable? Presented by Margaret Rice of good-grief.com.au and Kellie Cooper-Smith of yourjourneyyourway.com.au
Video length: 2 minutes, 44 seconds.
Showering 3 - The process
If you follow the steps suggested here, you’ll be able to ensure the person you’re helping finishes their shower feeling clean, safe and renewed.
Video length: 2 minutes, 47 seconds.
Showering 4 - The bigger equipment
If someone’s illness is advanced you are likely to need more and larger equipment, which we list here.
Video length: 2 minutes, 51 seconds.
Video Links
Professor Joe Ibrahim has a funny and easily accessible way of helping people ask ‘inappropriate questions’ about the end of life.
Watch here
Australian ABC’s investigation of Covid-19 deaths in Sydney nursing home Newmarch House
Watch and read on ABC website
Button battery dangers to children - Australian Story’s Sisters in Arms
Watch here
Coffin Clubs – are spreading across the world
Watch here
Teenager Darnella Frazier captured George Floyd’s death on her cellphone. The teenager’s video shaped the trial of the accused policeman Derek Chauvin.
Watch here
How Coronavirus Attacks the Body, New York Times video, April 6, 2020
Watch here
Misunderstandings about Miscarriage (mumdocumentary.com)
Watch here
Play School: Beginnings and Endings. Play School celebrates new life and reflects on loved ones who’ve died.
Watch on iView
Surviving Death – Netflix series
Watch on Netflix
Support after pregnancy loss, by Olivia Willis
Watch on ABC website
Sweden’s liberal attitude to social restrictions because of Covid-19
Watch on ABC website
The Good Fight
Link to Australian Story about Jill Emberson
Watch on ABC website
Kerri-Anne Kennerley interviews Margaret Rice
Watch here