Newsletters – read and join
Keep up to date with Meaningful Ageing Australia news. The newsletter is issued monthly, with an occasional special edition.
Members are invited to submit stories of meaningful ageing in action in your organisations for consideration. Contact admin@meaningfulage.org.au.
March 2022 Newsletter: The lens we look through, what we still have to learn about loneliness, and more
The lens we look through Jacquie Molloy, Interim CEO The way we look at the world around us can make all the difference to how we feel. There is so much happening right now. As I write this, NSW and Queensland are weathering a deluge and record-breaking floods,...
Feb 2022 Newsletter: A final farewell, can spiritual care be taught?, and more
Farewell from CEO Ilsa Hampton We know you are frantic. It’s the start of a new year and things never really eased off over the holiday period in many aged care services. Indeed, in a large number of locations, life has become even tougher. The gap between what you...
November 2021 Newsletter: Rights-based aged care, our Honorary Elders, loneliness & belonging and more
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October 2021 Newsletter: Spiritual Care Week, the parable of flight and member opportunities
The Mountain or the Mess? Ilsa Hampton, CEO In the process of updating our summary of research about the value of spiritual care, I came across the following description about how to assist someone to prepare for their final days with meaning. Lodovico Balducci...
September 2021 Newsletter: Self care, palliative care and a new resource for elder engagement
August 2021 Newsletter: Future Aged Care Standards and more.
The Future Aged Care Standards Hopeful Ageing by Rosalie Hudson National Member Forum information And more Read our latest newsletter here
July 2021 Newsletter: 200 minutes. Identity webinar. And more.
From our CEO 200 Minutes How many minutes adds up to a life well-lived? Or, more importantly, what needs to happen in those minutes for life to feel rich, meaningful or satisfying? COVID is constantly pushing many of us back into the corners of our homes where these...
June 2021 Newsletter: Leaders and spirituality. Forum, awards and celebrations. And more.
From our CEO: Leaders & Spirituality One aspect of the National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care is that leaders must demonstrate comfort with spirituality. This can be very hard if your inner elastic band is still telling you that spirituality is only...
May 2021 Newsletter: Dignity of risk and spiritual care. Palliative care. And more.
From our CEO: More Than You Think Many of you will be aware that we are in the middle of national Palliative Care Week. Our colleagues at Palliative Care Australia have released a new campaign, Palliative Care: it's more than you think. There are so many parallels...
April 2021 Newsletter: Do we have to talk religion? Poetry in action. And more.
From our CEO: Do we have to talk about religion? Regular readers will know the very many ways we equip you to engage with each person's spirituality beyond simplistic 'tick a box for religion'. You will also have heard us say that for some people, religion is an...