Abstract
In the absence of any specific guidelines for spiritual care in aged care, this project has developed guidelines to guide providers on a person-centred approach to the spiritual care of older people living in residential care or in the community. A literature review was conducted using search terms such as spiritual care, spirituality and aged care through CINAHL, Medline, Psych Info, AMED and 11,000 records were found. After de-duplication and review for relevance, 335 relevant documents were reviewed. There were many definitions of spirituality found, however Puchalski's et al. [1] definition was often cited. There is evidence linking effective spiritual care with positive …
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