LIVE WEBINAR | Changing home, changing roles: Grief, loss and transition to aged care

Event Locations
Online

Event Start: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 01:00 PM

Event End: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 03:00 PM

Venue: Online

Presenter: Dr Brenda Bentley

This webinar considers aged care transition as a multidimensional experience of grief and loss, drawing on concepts including anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, and ambiguous loss. Bridges’ Transition Model and the Dual Process Model provide additional frameworks for understanding how people and families navigate change, loss, and adaptation.

The webinar will also explore the importance of preserving dignity, agency and continuity of self, and considers research-informed strategies for supporting people and their families before, during and after the transition to aged care.

Key learning points:

• Explore the changing meaning of home, including place, possessions, routines, autonomy, and belonging.
• Identify changing roles, relationships, and family dynamics.
• Recognise aged care transition as a multidimensional experience of grief and loss, involving anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, ambiguous losses, dual processing, and more.
• Apply Bridge’s Transition Model to aged care transitions.
• Understand the importance of dignity, agency, and identity during transition and care.
• Identify research-informed strategies to support people and families.

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