Participant Resources
If you are a Caru Workshop or Network participant, we are happy to provide you with some helpful, free resources. You can download these resources below.
Should you wish to receive a hard copy of anything included here, please contact our admin.
If you are attending any of our Regional Networking Events, and would like to view or download the agendas, you can do so below.
Watch our Virtual Networks
If you missed our Virtual Network from 2025, you can watch it back below.
2025 Virtual Network
Your Voice, Your Choice, Your Advanced Care Plan
Other Useful Resources
Time to Reflect Report
Time to Reflect is the findings from a survey commissioned by Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) to explore the impact of COVID-19 and public health measures on the experiences and perceptions of the Irish population in relation to dying, death, and bereavement during this time.
National End of Life Survey, HIQA
The National End of Life Survey is the first national survey asking bereaved people about the care provided to their relatives and friends in the last months and days of their life. The purpose of the survey is to learn from people’s experiences of end-of-life care in order to improve the services provided both to people who are dying, and to their loved ones.
Time to Talk
Time to Talk: Tomorrow Starts Today (IHF) aims to normalise conversations about dying and grieving. It’s important that we explore and think about our end-of-life wishes, and that those of us who are grieving are acknowledged and given the space and opportunity to talk about our losses. On this page, you’ll find practical tips and helpful resources for having these conversations and planning ahead.
Advanced Care Planning for Professionals
This page provides useful tips to health and social care professionals about advance care planning. It will support you to have meaningful conversations that will tell us what matters most to people.
Palliative Care for People with Dementia
A suite of guidance documents for healthcare staff to help improve palliative care for people with dementia in all care settings.
The Palliative Care Needs Assessment and the new PCNA eLearning Programme
The video recording and supporting resources are now available for the PCNA and the new PCNA eLearning Programme Webinar.
Bereaved.ie
Access IHF's Bereavement Hub for bereavement resources that may be useful in your practice, including a range of bereavement leaflets and information for the Bereavement Support Line.
Information and Support Line, IHF
IHF's Information and Support Line (1800 60 70 66) is a confidential line that provides signposting, practical supports and resources about end-of-life care in Ireland. It is not a medical, emergency or crisis service, but rather a place to provide information and practical support on end-of-life care, advanced care planning, and palliative care.
Arts & Cultural Engagement Resources
If you are interested in working with an artist at your facility and don’t know where to start, this resources document outlines where to access potential funding and how to find professional artist-facilitators is available.
Grief in the Workplace Resources from IHF
The Nursing Home and Workplace Grief
This free, ten-minute module aims to provide key pointers and suggestions which can help all staff to deal with the unique Personal and Professional Grief challenges experienced, when working in a nursing home.
Grief in the Workplace - Supporting a Colleague
This Grief in the Workplace leaflet will help in supporting bereaved employees.
Responding to Suicide – A Guide for Employers
Grief in the Workplace: Responding to Suicide – A Guide for Employers is designed specifically with employers and union representatives in mind.