National Palliative Care Week is an initiative to mark the importance of palliative care in the Australian community. The theme for this year’s National Palliative Care Week is

‘You matter, your care matters’

Palliative care can make a difference’. The theme addresses the need for aged care services to provide palliative care where appropriate.

“People in aged care often have more than one chronic illness which affects their health in different ways. Palliative care can help manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.”

Get involved this May by:

• Joining a twitter conversation or competition using #npcw17 #dyingtotalk
• Getting a conversation going in the community
• Spreading the posters
• Volunteering with the foundation
• Donating

For more information, visit: http://palliativecare.org.au/national-palliative-care-week/