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11/12/17 CHA Pastoral Care Forum St Vincents Melbourne Ilsa Hampton, CEO Meaningful Ageing Australia 10 Nov 2017 1 11/12/17 Mission and Main Activities To enable high quality pastoral and spiritual care for all older people in Australia


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CHA Pastoral Care Forum St Vincent’s Melbourne

10 Nov 2017 Ilsa Hampton, CEO Meaningful Ageing Australia

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To enable high quality pastoral and spiritual care for all older people in Australia

Unique, effective tools and resources; education services Advocacy & engagement

Mission and Main Activities

Collaboration Partnership Consultation

Some of our members

Arcare Alwyndor Anglicare SA Baptcare Vic/Tas BaptistCare NSW/ACT; WA Bethanie WA Bolton Clarke Bupa Care Services Australia Calvary Aged Care & Retirement Services NSW Catholic Care of the Aged Port Macquarie Catholic Healthcare Ltd NSW Catholic Homes WA Churches of Christ in Qld Eldercare Echuca Community for the Aged Eldercare Incorporated SA Holy Family Services IRT Group NSW Juniper Kirkbrae
 Vic MercyCare WA Mercy Community Services SEQ Mercy Health Outlook Gardens Vic Presbyterian Aged Care NSW Resthaven Incorporated SA Roper Gulf Regional Council NT Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution NSW Salvation Army Aged Care Plus Sawtell Catholic Care of the Aged Southern Cross Care SA&NT, BH, Qld, NSW/ACT, Tas St Basil’s SummitCare The Salvation Army Aged Care Plus NSW Thomas Holt NSW
 Uniting NSW/ACT Uniting AgeWell Vic/Tas UnitingCare Qld Uniting SA Warrigal Villa Maria Catholic Homes Vic

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Policy Focus

Aged care organisations enable meaning, purpose and connectedness in the lives of older people

Our policy advocacy

  • Meetings with government and opposition
  • Department of Health: National Guidelines for Spiritual Care,

new Quality Standards, Diversity Framework

  • Australian Aged Care Quality Agency
  • Strategic partnerships LASA, ACSA, other peaks

Research Consultants

Ann Harrington Associate Professor - Flinders University Bruce Rumbold Director - La Trobe University Palliative Care Unit Bruce Stevens Professor - Charles Sturt University John Swinton Professor - University of Aberdeen Richard Egan Senior Lecturer – University of Otago Richard Fleming Professor – University of Wollongong Also: Policy Working Group

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www.meaningfulageing.org.au

  • Education with all AACQA Quality Assessors

(Surveyors)

  • Better Practice Conferences 2017
  • PhD Candidate

Our supports

  • implementation tools for members
  • orientation program for spiritual care
  • education & consultancy
  • resources that align

Launched Aug 2016 by Nick Ryan, CEO Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Purchase hard copy or free download “Our staff are having talks about wanting to see people employed because of character, not technical skill. This has been a big change.”

Resources

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Resources – access or order on line “Thank you for your outstanding

  • work. Your resources have

become a fundamental part of our work.”

  • member survey Nov 2017

Examples: downloads

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
  • Catholics and end of life care
  • Intellectual disability
  • Jehovah’s Witness spirituality
  • Jewish end of life care
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual older people
  • Muslims in home based care
  • Muslims in residential aged care
  • Staff mutual support with grief
  • Transgender and intersex older people
  • Transition into residential aged care…and more
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Hard copy resources

Spiritual Care Orientation Program + downloads Dementia-specific Christian Worship Services Handbook “Since beginning with Dementia Services, our staff are noticing a reduction in disruptive behaviours at meal times and less anxiety between residents.”

Hard copy resources

ConnecTo – Spiritual Screening Tool “ConnecTo is the best spiritual screening tool available, both for doing the screening and communicating the results.” – Senior Spiritual Carer Intergenerational Reminiscence: A Leader’s Guide for Aged Care Organisations & Secondary Schools. Our 2016 Award winner

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Three sections: Introduction

  • key questions

Education program

  • training others to

use the tool Supporting information

  • research
  • formats
  • further information

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Hard copy resources

Tech Connect: Staying Meaningfully Connected in Aged Care – A Leader’s Guide “Very clear presentation, and easy to follow. The document articulates well both the rationale and the practical application aspects. It also makes for good reading to have Pat’s story woven throughout” - Member review

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Forthcoming

  • 5 minute student film: My Spirituality – listening to

people accessing aged care services

  • Guide to running an effective spiritual care

volunteer program

  • Professional development package for staff (post-
  • rientation)
  • More National Guidelines implementation tools

Member’s Zone

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Spiritual Care Volunteer Training Package

Spiritual Care Series – a volunteer training course Inclusive learning materials 20% discount for our members ACC/HTN/Meaningful Ageing

Also

  • Face to face

education

  • Quality Awards
  • Networks
  • Consultancy
  • Research links
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Free- sign up via our website

Thank you

admin@meaningfulage.org.au Connect: Facebook @MeaningfulAgeing Twitter @MeaningfulAge

Monday, 3 April 2017