How Tasman Peninsula residents are embracing death literacy through community coffees, crafts, and conversations about end-of-life care As her husband Stan’s life drew to a close five years ago, Tasman Neighbourhood House volunteer Karen Zabiegala embarked on her own journey – to learn everything she could about death, dying and the burial process. Now she…
How a statewide program is helping vulnerable older people connect with services Robin* first made contact with COTA Tasmania’s care finder service in December 2023. A range of life challenges, including a period of homelessness, had led to barriers for them in accessing aged care and other support services. Services received in the past hadn’t…
How one aged care home is increasing access to health services through telehealth An aged care home might not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about cutting-edge technology in health care. But Snug Village in the state’s south is full of surprises. Its nursing staff are warm, friendly, and committed to…
Primary Health Tasmania’s twice-yearly magazine aims to capture real stories from our work, that of our commissioned providers, and others in the Tasmanian primary health, aged care and social care spaces. In the latest issue (July 2024) you’ll find the following stories: To request a printed copy of the magazine or to access earlier issues, please send us…
Our information sheet about support for people diagnosed with dementia has now been translated into two additional languages: Italian and Spanish. It’s estimated that nearly half a million Australians are living with dementia, with around 29,000 diagnosed with early onset dementia (including people in their 30s, 40s and 50s), while 1.6 million Australians are involved…
Primary Health Tasmania is rolling out a new integration of HealthLink’s SmartForms technology for electronic referrals with Telstra Health’s Communicare solution for Aboriginal healthcare services in the state. Tasmania has been implementing the solution as part of its statewide eReferral system, which is being used by all four public hospitals as well as GPs, private…