Compassionate communities

We all want to have a say in what happens at the end of our lives. By making plans that cover your future care, lifestyle, health and finances, you’re not only working out what you want, you are also making things easier on those around you.

This process is called Advance Care Planning.

You can attend a free Advance Care Planning workshop run by Palliative Care WA. These interactive workshops will provide practical information to help you make a start with your advance care planning. To find out if one is scheduled near you, go to the Palliative Care WA events page. Alternatively, talk to Palliative Care WA about organising one for your community or organisation.  Workshops can be face to face or online. More information can be found on the Palliative Care WA website.

Other useful websites for Advance Care Planning:

• HealthyWA
• Advance Care Planning Australia.

Compassionate Communities Australia supports communities to reclaim and own their central role in caring, dying and grieving. They actively promote the role of community based caregiving networks and our collective ability to engage with serious illness and death. Their purpose is to build the capacity of Compassionate Communities across Australia in their endeavours to enable people to care, die and grieve supported by their community. Compassionate Communities Australia aims to become a hub of knowledge and skills for community-led solutions that would lead to social and systems change.

To find out more visit the Compassionate Communities Australia website.

Palliative Care WA is committed to encouraging and supporting current and emerging compassionate communities across the State. One of the ways Palliative Care WA do that is by facilitating the Compassionate Communities WA Network. Hosted by Palliative Care WA, the Network meets online via Zoom throughout the year. The intention is to provide a space to:

• share experiences and resources
• discuss ideas and innovations
• provide support to each other
• encourage new compassionate communities.

This is an open forum, and we encourage anyone with an interest in compassionate communities to join in. Whether you are still learning, or have your compassionate community up and running, you are most welcome to attend. Contact Palliative Care WA on info@palliativecarewa.asn.au to find out how to join the next meeting.

To find out more visit the Palliative Care WA website.

Purpose: Every person, every family and every community in the South West of Western Australia knows what to do when someone is caring, dying or grieving.

The South West Compassionate Communities Network has resources, events and more that you can connect in with.

To find out more visit South West Compassionate Communities Network.