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Meg
Project Officer
From
South Australia,
Australia
I work as a Project Officer (Forgotten Australians) with Helping Hand Aged Care on a project called Real Care the Second Time Around. The project aims to respond to the aged care needs of a large group of now older people known as Forgotten Australians - those 500,000 people who spent their childhoods in orphanages and other out of home care in Australia between 1930 and 1989.
Meg
Project Officer
Project Officer
Hi Nikki
Congratulations on your new role. Whilst I don't work as a Lifestyle Coordinator, I have worked with aged care clients for many years. I have personally never found a better website than G...
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Social & Cultural Profile Form
In Australia we have about 9 diverse needs groups included in our Aged Care Act. I think the tool here does not consider that many older people and people per se belong to diverse groups e.g. LGBTIQA...
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Newsletter Template - December 2024
Brilliant - great newsletter template - thank you!! Love this site!
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Hi Debra
saw this on the web:
https://therealchrisparkle.com/2021/02/25/lockdown-armchair-travel-singapore-1985-and-2013/
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Music Bingo
Hi Val
Likewise - I had been browsing the site for a long time. I still find it incredulous that this site exists. I know how hard it must be for our Lifestyle teams to keep coming up with ideas an...
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Meg
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One of the best sites I have ever come across that supports clients in a person centred and meaningful way. The resources are so user-friendly and there is always something new to learn. Thank you!
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How to write Progress Notes
This is an absolutely brilliant resource! Thank you. Love this site!
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Meg
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How to Create an About ME Profile
The one-page-profile can be developed as an activity for older people or individually. It can be included on the front page of a client's care plan, in a resident's room (if in a residential aged car...
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Meg
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I love this site and the ideas above are amazing. I agree that asking people individually what they want and having smaller groups are important. Lively music in the background is also very importan...
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Meg
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How to Create an About ME Profile
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Developing an About ME one page profile
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Project Officer
15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad
Excellent resource! Thank you.
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Meg
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Project Officer
Thanks Susan - reminiscent therapies are not always suitable for older people from trauma backgrounds but it is a wonderful resource - thank you!
The 15 Ways to encourage residentis who are lonely...
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Meg
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Project Officer
Hi Everyone
My name is Meg and I work for an aged care provider in Adelaide as a Project Officer. I am looking for creative, innovative and sensitive ways for clients to identify their social histo...
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