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Click here to read our latest news Published Feb 2020 It Ain't all Peaches I am all for the opportunities of ageing. I am, however, worried about the propagation of the idea that we 'should' or 'can all' age in some kind of perfect, middle-class, well-groomed way,...
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Thinking about your ingredients for a good year Spirituality of companion animals ELDAC survey - be included Awards launched Opportunities to contribute State Network Meetings for members Updated Islamic resource and more! Read our latest news here Published Jan...
We need people ahead of us…read our latest news
Richard Fleming and awe in dementia design A spiritual care story Call for board members Video link and more! Read our latest news here
Lowest common denominator? and more in our latest news
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June 2019 news
Many of you are racing towards the finish line for the new Quality Standards to come in to effect on 1 July, so this month I am handing over to the older people who feature in our new See me. Know me. video. I trust it will inspire you in your efforts to ensure that...
Latest news: call to action on funding instrument and more
Read our latest news here This month, in addition to our Royal Commission submission, we have been fine-tuning our response to the proposed new funding model for residential aged care, the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC). This model is based on...
Of what stories are you made?
Read our latest news out now "The universe is made of stories," wrote poet Muriel Rukeyser, "not atoms." Whilst spiritual care can occur in snippets and moments, it is also the terrain of valuing the story of another. It is in the narrative of our lives that meaning...
So-called “soft skills” – our CEO poses a challenge…and more…read our latest news
Read our latest news out now So-called "soft skills" - our CEO's challenge A reflection from NZ Spiritual assessment pilot project report New poster series and more!
Busy enough? Death Backpack and more in our latest news
I don't need to tell you that there is a lot happening in aged care at present. In addition to actively supporting 1.3 million older Australians, engaging with many millions more who make up their families and loved ones, plus inspiring a workforce of 366 000 people*,...
The only spiritual care question you need?
I was intrigued to read the article by Snowden and colleagues* about honing in on what is most useful in a spiritual care engagement. Australian and Scottish researchers used the validated patient outcome measure questionnaire for spiritual carers (Scottish PROM). The...