ANDCare is a nurse practitioner-led service offering Advance Care Planning, in-home Palliative Care and Health Education.
Kelly Arthurs
With a Masters of Nurse Practitioner and more than three decades of nursing experience, Kelly is the founder of ANDCare. She brings deep clinical experience in advance care planning and palliative care, along with a compassionate approach that has supported over a thousand people through their final stages of life. Her gift lies in creating a sense of safety, combining medical knowledge, practical planning, and heartfelt connection so people receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
Kelly is also a passionate advocate for community-led approaches to end of life care. As an active member of Compassionate Communities Australia, she is dedicated to fostering a culture where conversations about dying, death, and planning ahead are normal, supportive, and empowering.
Since March 2025 ANDCare has facilitated:
16
Advance Care Planning workshops
315
people have attended a workshop
295
people have been supported to complete their Advance Care Directive during a one-on-one consultation after a workshop
It goes to show when people are informed,
they are ready to have the conversation
A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a Registered Nurse with the experience, expertise and authority to diagnose and treat people of all ages with a variety of acute or chronic health conditions. NPs have completed additional university study at Master’s degree level and are the most senior and independent clinical nurses in our health care system.
The title "Nurse Practitioner" can only be used by a person who has been endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
National standards for practice ensure that Nurse Practitioners are capable of providing high quality, patient centred care. They are also capable in clinical research, education and leadership as applied to clinical care and health service development.