ACE - Aged Care Enrichment

Today, we’re doing another Christmas special, with the help of music therapist Hayley Antipas. We’re chatting about music and the role it plays and could play in aged care settings.We must apologise in advance to any Michael Buble fans out there, we had a little dig at your favourite singer, rest assured he won’t be stopped and you’ll be hearing more of him before Christmas.We’ve only got a few more of these little episodes for the year and we’re gearing up for some exciting things for next year - which I’ll tell you more about next time.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation 

Hello there everybody, this is another xmas short from the ACE Podcast. We’ve got a few bite sized episodes in December, looking at all the elements that go into making a great Christmas and end of year. What would Christmas be without laughter and merriment, that’s why we’ve got comedian Georgie Carroll joining us today. Georgie’s probably best known as the nurse comedian, who in her own words started mining her professional life as a nurse for comedy. You’ve probably seen her around, on tv, radio, comedy specials and perhaps promoting her book "Off the Charts" which is chock full of war stories from her nursing days.We got together and talked about nursing, aged care and of course Christmas.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation 

We’re doing something a little bit different throughout the month of December. To get ourselves in the holiday spirit or Christmas mood we’re presenting a few short, conversations over the next few weeks about this special time of year.Each episode will focus on a different element, and today’s episode is all about food. Before we get to the food coma on Christmas Day there’s work to be done behind the scenes preparing meals, especially for people receiving care.Our guest is Sam Bridgewater from Pure Food Co, who help care providers deliver nutritious and appropriate meals for people with diverse care needs. It’s a quick, fun conversation that will hopefully whet your appetite, yes pun intended, for all the delicious food at Christmas.The good news is that there will be another one of these bite-sized conversations, again, coming out each Friday, so you’ll get a double serve of us for the next few weeks.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #dementia

Today, we have an interview that we’ve been looking forward to for a while, with Jannette Spiering from Be Advice and also De Hogeweyk in the Netherlands. Even if you don’t recognise the names you may know the story, it’s been described as “the dementia village” a name Jannette and the team strongly dislike, but it’s received a lot of attention for it’s mission of creating a normal life for people living with dementia.They do all sorts of fantastic stuff in De Hogeweyk to ensure that residents retain their freedom and have a fulfilling life with support from the care teams. With restaurants, a supermarket, and the freedom for residents to walk around the neighbourhood, Jannette and the team pioneered this approach in the 90s.We’re fast approaching the end of 2021 still feels weird to say, and we’ll be doing something a little special throughout December. In the three weeks before Christmas we’ll be featuring some shorter, bite sized episodes each Tuesday and Friday talking about one aspect of Christmas and the holidays.It’ll be a little bit of fun to get us all in the spirit for the end of the year.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #dementia

You may have heard our episode with Professor Joseph Ibrahim a fortnight ago, called The Legacy of the Royal Commission, in which Joe chatted about the impact of the Royal Commission’s final report and the Government’s policy response.  Well this episode continues that conversation from a different viewpoint. On the show today we're talking to Kerryn Dillon and Rich Ainley from PwC, who as well as advising many aged care providers on matters of structure and management, guided the Government in the creation of the so-called "Five Pillars Plan".This episode is really about deconstructing the effects that this Government plan will have on the industry, from management, to care workers and to care recipients and families. It turns out, it’ll take some time for changes to set in, but in the meantime Kerryn and Rich have some ideas that can help the industry get ready for imminent change.If you’ve been listening to these episodes and wondering, hmm how can I help them keep releasing episodes? The answer is pretty easy! Just jump onto your podcast listening app and leave us a review with all your lovely thoughts about the show - they go a long way to helping us find new listeners and opportunities.And lastly, we’re fast approaching the end of the year and wanted to sow a little seed that we’re doing something fun and different for our episodes in December - we’ll tell you about more, next time.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #dementia #royalcommission

Tomorrow is Global Virtual Reality Day, and brings the energy and interests of the greater VR community together, and focuses that energy on the benefit of everyone in one special day! For us at SilVR Adventures, it's an opportunity to share an interview with one of our SilVR Champions: Abbie Dawson from Goodwin Aged Care in Australia.Goodwin is one of Australia’s most innovative aged care providers, and throughout the pandemic they’ve found a new and exciting way to engage with their residents. Goodwin’s Abbie Dawson explains all in this special bonus episode of the podcast.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #seniors #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #innovation #olderadults #agedcare #virtualreality #VR #experiences

Today's conversation is all about the COVID response in Australian aged care. Now this is a bit of a first for us - we’ve been interviewing prominent and interesting folk from the aged care industry for the last year and we’ve yet to have a conversation focused on COVID. But helping us take an in-depth look at the response so far and the future of how the aged care sector can adapt to a world in which we live with COVID, is CEO of Whiddon Aged Care, Chris Mamarelis.One topic we focus on, which you may relate to or find interesting, is the confusing and problematic communication throughout the COVID response from various levels of Government. Chris and the Whiddon team have recently released a paper identifying some recurring problems and proposing possible solutions to mitigate this in future.Call to action! As we plan for our third season of the podcast in 2022, we are casting the net out for interesting topics and guests to feature. If there’s a topic or guest you’d like to recommend, then send us an email at [email protected] always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #seniors #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #innovation #lockdowns #covid19 #strategy #risk #dignity #community #visits #operations #transmission #network #collaboration

A few weeks ago we welcomed back friends of the show, Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin for an informal chat about some of issues raised in Tuesday's episode and delighted to share they're back by popular demand to discuss The Legacy of the Royal Commission. Happy Friday!As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #dementia #royalcommission

It's been 250 days since the aged care Royal Commission report was released but what is it's legacy? Today, we're delighted to welcome Professor Joseph Ibrahim on to the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast to share his thoughts.Joe is a practicing senior specialist in geriatric medicine, Professor at the Department of Forensic Medicine at Monash University, and creating informative content on dignity of risk and other challenges of dementia care via his website www.profjoe.com.auJoe holds nothing back in this interview and you’ll hear he’s very vocal about the need for aged care reform, particularly in relation to funding, standards of care, human rights, sexual abuse and the failure of successive governments to address systemic problems in the industry.There is a lot to unpack here, and much more than we can do justice in this very short teaser - you’ll have to hear Joe explain it himself.Call to action! As we plan for our third season of the podcast in 2022, we are casting the net out for interesting topics and guests to feature. If there’s a topic or guest you’d like to recommend, then send us an email at [email protected] always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #dementia #royalcommission

Today's episode is about finding new horizons in dementia care and it focuses on two different approaches in the UK that are having positive impacts on the period of diagnosis and life with dementia - from brand new technology that’s increasing the speed and accuracy of Alzheimer’s diagnosis to how a community led approach can transform the everyday experiences for people with dementia.We're delighted by two esteemed guests for this discussion. Firstly, Dr. Timothy Rittman from the department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge. Tim is working alongside his colleague, Professor Zoe Kourtzi on an AI program that uses brain scans to predict whether somebody will develop Alzheimer's, and how fast the disease will progress.We're also talking to Ian Sherriff, who’s been leading efforts throughout an astounding number of organisations in the UK, including the University of Plymouth, to shape supportive and enabling communities for people living with dementia. Some of the fantastic work he’s done has involved doctors and dentists surgeries, airlines and airports, 10,000 parishes and rural communities across the UK.Call to action! As we plan for our third season of the podcast in 2022, we are casting the net out for interesting topics and guests to feature. If there’s a topic or guest you’d like to recommend, then send us an email at [email protected] always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #dementia

Happy Friday! We have a bonus episode for you this week as we welcome back friends of the show, Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin for an informal chat about some of issues raised in Tuesday's episode on Cultural Diversity in Ageing.As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #culture #language

Today, we have an interesting conversation about an often overlooked subject in aged care - cultural diversity. We're delighted to be joined by two guests from the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing, Lisa Tribuzio and Nikki Rittinghausen.A lot of this conversation focuses on how interpreting, translating and language appropriate resources are essential for linguistically diverse older adults, both in home care and residential care.With a third of older adults in Australia coming from non-English speaking backgrounds, isolation, exclusion and miscommunication due to language are consistent obstacles to overcome when delivering care and you’ll hear Lisa share some of the challenges her grandparents faced in living and ageing in Australia with English as a second language. Call to action! As we plan for our third season of the podcast in 2022, we are casting the net out for interesting topics and guests to feature. If there’s a topic or guest you’d like to recommend, then send us an email at [email protected] always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #culture #language

Today, we have an interesting episode that focuses on products and services for older adults, and how they get made. Guiding us through the wild ride of entrepreneurship and product development is Jon Warner.Jon has been working in the ageing space for over 25 years, and this most recent phase of his career has focused on helping new companies develop and launch their products for the over 65 market.Among many board engagements throughout the industry, Jon leads Silver Moonshots, a start-up accelerator that helps companies that serve older adults, prepare and develop their businesses for investment and growth.Jon helps to explain how all those new products you’re seeing for older adults get made, what makes them successful and the two-way benefits that develop when care providers become early adopters through pilot programs.Would you like to help us? As we plan for our third season of the podcast in 2022, we are casting the net out for interesting topics and guests to feature. If there’s a topic or guest you’d like to recommend, then send us an email at [email protected] always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #research #startups #tech

Today, we're talking about the two-way benefits of developing sustainable connections and bonds between older adults and children, and to help us explore this topic in detail we are joined by Greg Cronan from Intergenerational Learning Australia.We're sure most of you would have watched the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) show 'Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds'? Greg has worked with many of the same guests and team that featured on the show and he shares with us a lot of the transformative benefits that collaborative learning programs can have for both generations.With a background outside of aged care, Greg became interested in using technology to connect older adults and kids together where they could bring meaning, excitement and support to each other through a structured learning program.One of the things that Greg talks about is the personal connections that participants in these programs develop and how that can improve the quality of life and engagement for both parties. We also feature in this episode a little audio snippet from Greg’s work, in which you can hear some one of the classroom sessions unfolding as well as some participants giving their feedback.As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #awareness #loneliness #isolation #support #intergenerational #care #learning

Today, we're incredibly excited to be joined on the podcast by Paola Barbarino, the CEO of Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI).ADI are the global leaders of the Alzheimer's and Dementia awareness movement, representing over 100 national associations all the way to the highest stages of international co-operation - The United Nations and World Health Organisation. Paola and her team are tireless in their work supporting organisations like Dementia Australia, Alzheimer's UK and Alzheimer's Association (USA) and providing resources for people diagnosed and living with dementia, their families, carers, clinicians, NGOs and Governments.ADl is behind World Alzheimer's Month which just wrapped up, but raising awareness doesn't stop and it's a constant journey that we all need to be on together, so we're releasing this episode outside of World Alzheimer's Month, to keep the conversation and momentum going.Why is awareness still so important in developed countries like the UK and Australia?Why should our immediate focus be on the journey to diagnosis and beyond?How has the Covid pandemic affected diagnosis and what's the perfect storm that's on the horizon?How can passionate advocates drag reluctant Governments to change?Paola provides great insights into all of this and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you do, then share your feedback with us via a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/Alzheimer's Disease International will not rest until dementia is properly acknowledged as the epidemic it is and addressed promptly and appropriately. If you would like to support ADI, then making a donation today can make a real difference to people around the world coping with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. To donate, please visit: https://www.alzint.org/donate/This episode is sponsored by Ending Loneliness Together, a national network of organisations who have come together to address the emerging problem of loneliness in Australia. They’ve been working together to address loneliness across all ages since 2016 and your donation will help Ending Loneliness Together fund a variety of much needed research projects and resources across Australia. To donate, please visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/donation/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #alheizmers #dementia #awareness #loneliness #isolation #support #KnowDementia #KnowAlzheimers #WorldAlzMonth

Today, we’re talking to somebody from a country and region we haven’t heard a lot about. Our guest is Flora Proverbio from Buenos Aires Argentina who does quite a few different things. She helps older adults find employment, helps companies market their products to people over 50, and runs a community for women over 50 called Plateadas.In the interview we get into some of the challenges that Flora faced when looking for work in her late 40s, the work she does with her silver economy consultancy Ethnos Strategy, and the changing perception of older people in Latin America. Having lived and worked in the US for many years, Flora has some interesting insights into what makes ageing in Argentina and the wider region, a very different experience to countries like Australia.For people who’ve listened to the show for a while, you’ll know that we’re fascinated by how the ageing experience and aged care services differ for different cultures and countries, so this was a really interesting episode for usAs always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

Today, we’ve got a two part episode focusing on a topic we haven’t talked about at all on the podcast, Parkinson’s disease. To help us explore the experience of people living with Parkinson’s, we have the CEO of the Shake it Up Foundation, Clyde Campbell, and in the second half of the show, immersive storyteller and friend of pod, Wesley Della Volla.Clyde shares the story of how his diagnosis propelled him into the field of Parkinson’s research, and how The Shake it Up Foundation is pairing Australian researchers with the Michael J. Fox Foundation in the US to help slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s.Wesley is an Adjunct Lecturer at Georgetown University and Founder of Meridian TreeHouse in Washington. Wesley has an extensive career working in the immersive storytelling space with National Geographic, particularly through our favourite medium, virtual reality. As you’ll hear in the interview, his focus changed after his diagnosis with young onset Parkinson’s, and he’s passionate about building transformative virtual experiences for people with neuro-diversity and physical limitations.As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

Today, we welcome two guests from the institute of physical activity and nutrition at Deakin University, Professors David Scott and Judi Porter.Both David and Judi’s work focuses on older adults, with David looking at physical exercise and Judi at nutrition. And today we’re talking about the cross section of these two fields in aged care, with an exploration of sarcopenia and malnutrition.As you’ll hear in this episode sarcopenia and malnutrition go hand in hand, particularly in residential aged care and there are a lot of extenuating factors that need to be overcome for successful health interventions, whether they’re dietary or movement based.As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

Today we’re featuring a panel of industry leaders from peak bodies, trade associations and global ecosystems to talk about fostering cooperation and change.This wide ranging and free flowing conversation featured Stephen Johnston from Aging 2.0, Katie Sloan Smith from Leading Age and the Global Aging Network, George Margelis from the Aged Care Industry Informational Technology Council, and Mary Patetsos from the Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia and ACH Group. They covered everything from sharing ideas, tackling the workforce challenges, the ever growing list of concerns for aged care providers and the potential role of technology in changing care in the future.Along with covering a lot of interesting ground, it's a fun and light-hearted conversation between some incredible thought leaders - one not to be missed!As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

What better way to celebrate than with our friends! If you would like to give us a gift, then please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!

Today, we’re talking about hearing loss and deafness, with the help of Liz Baldwin. Liz is a clinical audiologist and manager at Expression Australia, a not for profit created for the deaf community by the deaf community. A lot of her work is in helping older adults through their hearing loss journey, as well as providing tools and support to her clients and their families to adapt to hearing loss.If you’re a care worker or working in the aged care industry, then this is a great episode for understanding how hearing loss is not just a communication problem, how to spot some early signs of it’s development and assist those people who are experiencing hearing loss.If you listened to our last two episodes, then you’ll remember that we’re celebrating the podcast’s one year birthday! For the final time, the mid episode break will be featuring some messages from friend’s of the show, and even a special musical guest all the way from the UK!As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

Today, we’re featuring another interesting international guest. We’ll be chatting to Jayne Connery from the UK about Safety Monitoring in residential aged care.Jayne founded the organisation Care Campaign For The Vulnerable or CCFTV, to advocate for communal area video monitoring in care facilities. Through her work she puts forward a very compelling argument that monitoring is actually in the interests of not only the residents, but also care workers and the providers themselves, which you’ll hear in this episode. CCFTV also supports care workers and families all around the world through incidences and disputes in aged care, so if you know someone who is in need of support then they may be able to provide some help.If you missed our episode last week, we’re actually celebrating our one year birthday! We’ll be featuring some special messages from friends in the mid episode break…and again we’ve got a very surprising shout out from someone we had no idea was listening in!Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

Today we’re taking an in-depth look at food, nutrition and dining in residential aged care with the help of Ngaire Hobbins.Ngaire is a dietician, author and consultant whose work focuses on addressing some of the poor and unhelpful dietary information for older adults. As it turns out older adults may need to follow the exact opposite instructions to what you’d expect, to keep them safe from injury and illness and Ngaire really clarifies this misunderstanding in the episode.She also talks about how we’re putting the cart before the horse with our fixation on nutrition, and why our first priority should be that the food is being eaten in residential care.A little quick reminder that if you want to help the show out you can do two things - sharing an episode with a friend is great, and leaving us a review online is even greater!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

Today we are thrilled to welcome Bradley Schurman onto the show - an author, consultant and self described "Demographic Futurist".It's the third instalment in our recent focus on ageing, after fantastic episodes with Ashton Applewhite on ageism and Andrea B. Maier on healthy ageing, now we're looking at the future of ageing.Bradley is passionate about how changing demographics are having a huge impact on the way we live, work and think and why we're entering into some completely unprecedented times; historic lows in birth rates, population decreasing through old age and lots more - it's a fantastic and fascinating jam packed episode!He has a book coming out in January of next year called The Super Age: Decoding our Demographic Destiny, and he's got a lot to say about why we need to rethink everything we know about growing older and receiving care.As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

#ThanksforCaring - we'd like to take a moment to recognise each and every team member involved in caring for the 1.3 million older Australians receiving home care or residential care services.A special and heartfelt thank you from the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast to our nurses and care workers, allied health professionals, hospitality teams, drivers, cleaners, volunteers, lifestyle officers, administration staff and many, many others.

This week we’re taking a look at a word you might have heard before but are not entirely sure of the meaning - Geroscience. We’ve got Dr. Andrea Maier from the Universities of Melbourne, Singapore and the Free University in Amsterdam to help explain what geroscience is all about.Andrea is a Professor, Geriatrician, author and speaker who’s research focuses on unravelling the mechanics of ageing and age related diseases. In this episode she explains really clearly why age is such a factor in the onset of conditions like dementia, lung disease and cancer, and how by treating the symptoms of ageing, we can reduce the risk of these diseases and even get a bit younger!Yes that' correct, you’ll hear Andrea explain how we can actually change our biological age with the help of medical interventions earlier in life.As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity

Joining us on this week's episode is American author, speaker and anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite.Ashton began investigating ageism in her mid 50s and what she discovered led her to write her book, This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, as well as creating a number of other resources to combat ageism, which you’ll hear about in the episode.We really enjoyed this interview, Ashton brings a lot of energy and attitude, and we learnt a lot about how despite our best efforts, we're still carrying a lot of bias in our opinions of older adults, which you’ll hear in the discussion.As a quick warning, this episode has our first ever language warning - there’s some colourful language in this episode.As always if you enjoy the show, we’d love it if you subscribed and maybe even left a review!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻,𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #olderadults #qualityoflife #healthcare #opportunity #ageism #ageing

Today's episode is all about Palliative Care, and we’re very lucky to be joined by Leeroy William to help us unpack this complex area.Leeroy is the President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine. He’s also an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Monash and Clinical Director of supportive and Palliative Care at Eastern Health in Melbourne.He came on the show to help us understand the scope of palliative care, and how it encompasses much more than just care in the final moments of someone’s life.For a lot of our listeners working in the aged care space, death and dying are common scenarios and in this interview Leeroy shares with us a few tools to help support people better as they’re approaching the end of their lives.We're also very excited to let you know that Leeroy has recently joined the SilVR Adventures' Board of Advisors and is helping with our plans to bring the benefits of Virtual Reality to people in palliative care.As always if you enjoy the show, we’d love it if you subscribed and maybe even left a review!

Today, we're talking to Emi Kiyota, an ageing design expert and self described Environmental Gerontologist.She’s also the founder of Ibasho, a not-for-profit organisation that helps older adults create sustainable and socially integrated communities that places elders and their value at the heart of the organisation.She’s helped build a few of these, including locations in Nepal, the Philippines and Northern Japan which we talk about in this episode.Emi’s work is all about empowering older adults to continue contributing to society, and it was great to hear her explain the concepts of Ibasho and why interdependent communities are the future of care.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes wherever you get your podcasts from:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/Listen online here: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast

Today, we're super excited to share that we'll be releasing our first episode of a new monthly panel show of the podcast!After feedback from you guys - our listeners, we decided to break up our in-depth one-on-one interviews and present an open discussion on a specific topic - starting with Activities and Recreation in aged care.We’ve assembled an international panel of experts and practitioners to share their experiences and insights in this vast field and how we can overcome some common challenges and how we can better engage care recipients.How do you engage residents with limited budgets and staffing?Why is the family the biggest asset in engagement planning?How do you organise activities for residents who stay up late?We get answers to all these questions and more, as you'll hear the diverse opinions of activities specialists from around the world as we warmly welcome our guests Lee-Fay Low and Maurie Voisey-Barlin (Aus), Orquidea Tamayo Mortera (NZ), Kelly Stranburg and Sara Kyle (USA), bringing their passion and experience to this spirited discussion!This conversation raises a lot of questions, like the need for spontaneity in activities programs, who’s responsible for engagement and some ways to develop more personal and effective programs for care recipients.This is a brand new format, you might notice it’s a longer episode, and we loved the free flowing nature of the conversation and this episode also features original music from our host Ash de Neef, which really adds to the mood!We’ll be presenting these informal conversations with international experts on a range of topics every month - so stay tuned and subscribe!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes wherever you get your podcasts from:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/Listen online here: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast

We're super excited to share that next Tuesday we'll be releasing our first episode of a new monthly panel show of the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast!After feedback from you guys - our listeners, we decided to break up our in-depth one-on-one interviews and present an open form discussion on a topic that many of us will be familiar with - starting with Activities and Recreation in aged care.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen Online: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/

Today, we're delighted to welcome Kate Swaffer on to the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast. Kate is one of Australia’s most prominent advocates for the rights of people living with dementia. She herself was diagnosed with early onset dementia 13 years ago and is particularly passionate about ensuring that the post diagnostic process for people living with dementia improves dramatically.She was the first person living with dementia to be invited to give a keynote speech to the World Health Organisation. She was also South Australia’s Australian of the Year for 2017 and co-founded the organisation Dementia Alliance International, a peer support network for people living with dementia.This episode is all about viewing dementia as a condition that causes disabilities, and by interpreting the symptoms of dementia as specific disabilities, care and support for people living with dementia will improve drastically. There’s a lot more really interesting information in this episode, and we were thrilled to get the chance to talk to Kate.One additional note, if you’re enjoying this podcast, then what's the best way you can support us? Easy, please share an episode with a friend or colleague, and help us keep building our highly engaged audience. If you’re thinking of someone right now who might like what we do, then we’d love it if you could send them your favourite episode to have a listen!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures (https://silvradventures.com.au/). Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes wherever you get your podcasts from:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/Listen online here: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast

Today, we're talking to Angela Burton. Angela is the creator of the Feet to the Fire Writers Workshops, a writing program that encourages older adults to share and relive their stories and memories through the process of writing.She’s also the host of the podcast, the Feet to the Fire Writer’s Workshops Outloud where she interviews older adults from her writing programs and invites them to share some of their writing - and we’ll be hearing a snippet from that program too.In this conversation we talked a lot about the creative process and why that’s important for people of all ages, why the process of writing is more important than the outcome, and how to bring value to the lives of older adults through creativity.One additional note, if you’re enjoying this podcast, then what's the best way you can support us? Easy, please share an episode with a friend or colleague, and help us keep building our highly engaged audience. If you’re thinking of someone right now who might like what we do, then we’d love it if you could send them your favourite episode to have a listen!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures (https://silvradventures.com.au/). Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes wherever you get your podcasts from:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/Listen online here: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/

Today, we’re talking to Professor Laurie Buys. Laurie is a Professor of Health and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Queensland, and is the former National President of the Australian Association of Gerontology.Her most recent research and work has focussed on longevity and how we can deliver better social and economic outcomes for everyone by focusing our attention on products, services and policies for people over 65.It's a really interesting conversation, as Laurie is extremely passionate about breaking down traditional barriers of age, and examining how we can be valuable contributors to society long past the so-called “retirement age”.One additional note, if you’re enjoying this podcast, then what's the best way you can support us? Easy, please share an episode with a friend or colleague, and help us keep building our highly engaged audience. If you’re thinking of someone right now who might like what we do, then we’d love it if you could send them your favourite episode to have a listen!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from or online here: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/

Today we have a two part episode with two great guests. With the help of Darren Evans from AfterCloud and Melissa Reader from The Violet Initiative, we’ll be focusing on end of life care and how we can transform the final stage of life into a more positive and meaningful experience for everyone.First up is Darren Evans, who’s talking about his company AfterCloud, which has created a close group digital sharing platform for people at the end of their lives and beyond. Darren has a lot to say about how technology can be used to enrich the final stage of life and provide a personalised and private digital legacy.Next, we have Melissa Reader from The Violet Initiative to talk about how we can eliminate regretful outcomes at the end of life. Melissa shares with us how regretful death adversely affects not just the community at large, but also how it particularly impacts on aged care workers and businesses.One additional note, if you’re enjoying this podcast, then what's the best way you can support us? Easy, please share an episode with a friend or colleague, and help us keep building our highly engaged audience. If you’re thinking of someone right now who might like what we do, then we’d love it if you could send them your favourite episode to have a listen!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from or online here: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/You can learn more about AfterCloud here: https://myaftercloud.com/To find our more about how the Violet Initiative also offers a phone line for carers in the community who’d like some extra support in responding to an end of life experience, please visit: https://www.violet.org.au/

Today, we're talking to Simon Heaysman, one half of the founding team from Hayylo, a young technology company that seeks to empower care recipients and their support network by simplifying communication between all parties of the care process.Simon is passionate about delivering an engaging and intuitive end user experience.In this conversation we talked about the challenges new companies face in the aged care sector, how to ease change in a change resistant industry, and building technology with an emotional goal.Just a quick note to say if you’re enjoying our podcast, please share with your friends and colleagues, and if you want to be super helpful, then you can leave a review for us wherever you’re listening.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from.

Today we’re talking to Susan Ryan. Susan is the Senior Director of an American not-for-profit called The Green House Project, which proposes an alternative model to traditional care facilities - one that looks and feels like a real home.We talk to Susan about the ideas and principles that underpin this model, and what it looks like in a practical sense to operate care facilities that only accommodate a handful of people.It's a really interesting conversation, to reimagine the way the care could look and feel if we challenged some of the current core assumptions.

Today, we are very excited to be talking to Angela Rippon.Angela is a longstanding and highly awarded British Television presenter who has been working in TV for over 50 years - she was the first female presenter on the BBC, the first host of Top Gear in the 1970s and the host of many other series.She’s also a dementia ambassador. After her mum was diagnosed with vascular dementia in the early 2000s, Angela started speaking about the experience and raising awareness for the condition.This conversation is a lot of fun, as we talked about her journey in advocacy, the fantastic progress that’s been made and next steps for supporting people living with dementia.

Today we have a special look at a pressing issue within aged care, Loneliness.To help us unpack the issue we’re joined by Professors Johanna Badcock and John Pollaers both representing Ending Loneliness Together.In this conversation we look at just how big a problem loneliness is, how it effects not just care recipients but also care workers, and some potential technologies that could reduce the impacts of loneliness.This episode was a really fascinating and great to hear both a clinical and a business perspective on what’s often a forgotten topic.We hope you enjoy our loneliness special with Johanna Badcock and John Pollaers.To find out more about joining ELT, visit: https://endingloneliness.com.au/➡️ The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures and available on ⬇️🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ace-aged-care-enrichment-77188643/💙 Listen online here: https://silvradventures.com.au/podcast/#silvradventures #agedcareenrichment #acepodcast #mentalhealth #seniors #qualityoflife #healthcare #wellness #opportunity #endinglonelinesstogether #isolation #virtualreality #silvradventures

Today, we are joined by the executive director of New Zealand’s Retirement Villages Association, John Collyns. RVA represents the interests of owners, developers and operators of retirement villages throughout New Zealand.In this position John represents the association and it’s members to policy makers and the media, so he’s the perfect person to explain why retirement villages in New Zealand keep going from strength to strength.We also talk about the continuum of care in this episode, as well some recent policy proposals that might have some knock-on effects for the industry.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from.

Today, we welcome our guest, leading aged care consultant, Dr. Rodney Jilek.Rodney is the Managing Director of Aged Care Consulting and Advisory Services, a consultancy that spends a lot of time helping non-compliant aged care providers attain the standards required for operation.He’s also starting up his own not-for-profit provider called Community Home Australia, with their first facility due to open soon in Canberra.Rodney is passionate and opinionated and in this episode he shares with us some of his experiences in compliance advising, as well as his ideas on how we might see longer lasting change in our industry.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from.

Today, we're putting SilVR Adventures CEO and Founder Colin Pudsey in the chair!With a long entrepreneurial history across multiple continents and industries, Colin now leads the team at SilVR Adventures, bringing Virtual Reality experiences to seniors around the world.We'll talk about how VR can be a solution to reduce isolation and loneliness among seniors, innovation, entrepreneurship and starting a tech business in the aged care space and get a chance to learn a bit more about the team behind it all.Just a quick note to say if you’re enjoying our podcast, please share with your friends and colleagues, and if you want to be super helpful, then you can leave a review for us wherever you’re listening.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from.

Today's guest is Dr. Christine Clark. Christine is the CEO and founder of the Kalandra Education Group, a New Zealand based independent tertiary institute empowering Health Care Assistants to improve the lives of older adults through training.And this training is often focused on addressing gaps in a healthcare assistant’s knowledge, with an eye to the future and how the needs and concerns of older adults are changing.               In this episode we talk about how aged care environments and the policies that shape them affect health care assistants, how we can best prepare for a rapidly changing industry and a lot more.Just a quick note to say if you’re enjoying our podcast, please share with your friends and colleagues, and if you want to be super helpful, then you can leave a review for us wherever you’re listening.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from.

Today, we’re getting a unique insight into the aged care landscape in India, with the help of our guest Neha Sinha.Neha is CEO of Epoch Elder Care, one of India’s leading Aged Care providers that specialises in dementia care and helping people living with dementia transfer from a traditional family environment to a higher care facility.In this episode we focus on the challenges and successes of aged care in India and how this relatively new industry is expected to grow exponentially over the coming years.Just a quick note to say if you’re enjoying our podcast, please share with your friends and colleagues, and if you want to be super helpful, then you can leave a review for us wherever you’re listening.We hope you enjoy this conversation with Neha Sinha. The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from.

Today, we head to the region that's home to the world's happiest countries to hear what ageing in Scandinavia is like, with our guest Carrie Peterson.Carrie is an expert in dementia, welfare technology and digital health systems who’s originally from the United States, and now lives and works in Denmark.She has worked as a consultant and advisor to a number of organisations including the World Health Organisation, the International Caregivers Association and Aging 2.0.Carrie completed her PHD in gerontechnology - looking at the use of smart home technology in aged care settings which we talk about in this episode.We also focus on the aged care systems and attitudes towards aging in Scandinavia and some of the new models of care that are emerging in the region.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Subscribe and check out our back catalogue of available episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from.

We're VERY excited to present today's special guest on the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast, Dr. Allen Power. and the episode is all about Dementia care’s b- word, behaviour.Al is a geriatrician, educator and author whose work centres around transformational models of care particularly for those living with dementia or other shifting cognitive abilities.His work and opinions are highly influential within dementia care circles and he’s an outspoken critic of what’s called Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, and the treatment ideology that comes along with it.This is a really interesting and exciting conversation during this current time, as Al is a passionate advocate for challenging our care norms. One not to miss!The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts from.

Today's guest is Heath Shonhan. Heath is a Partner at Bentleys Chartered Accountants in Brisbane, who is heavily involved in advising Aged Care businesses of all stages on how they can optimise their business models and over deliver to their customers.He is leading the way for innovators and investors in the industry and is a passionate advocate for the quality of change that innovative new ideas can bring.Heath also runs CareFactor, an incubator program for early stage aged care start-ups and SilVR Adventures has been lucky enough to work alongside Heath throughout this program. CareFactor culminates with a pitch event at ITAC on March 23rd 2021.In this episode we get really deep into how to champion innovation within an organisation, and some of the tools and opportunities that everyone can access.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts from.

On Tuesday the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast heads to the land of Maple Syrup, Ice Hockey and Mounties to hear from our guest, Adrienne Alford-Burt.Adrienne is the Executive director of the Village Langley, a dementia friendly retirement community in Vancouver that applies a social-relational model of care for its residents, or as Adrienne likes to call them; "the villagers".Adrienne came to work in aged care through an early career as a Director in Canada's office for Veteran Affairs.In this episode we talk about the quality of standardisation and personalisation of care, why she believes the person centred approach is outdated and insights into the state of aged care in Canada.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts from. Listen, Subscribe, Share.

Today's guest is Gerontologist and Entrepreneur, Keren Etkin. Keren is based in Israel and founded the website the Gerontechnologist.comShe has a tonne of experience working in aged tech start-ups such as Intuition Robotics, and Sensi.AI and is a self described Age Tech evangelist, promoting the opportunity and importance of innovation in the aged care setting.As you’ll hear Keren is very passionate about the role that entrepreneurs and investors can play in changing the lives of older adults, and in this episode we explore in depth some of the ways in which technology might shape the future of ageing.During the last part of our conversation, we talk about security and privacy, but keen to highlight neither Ash nor Keren are subject matter experts here and the opinions are purely based on personal views rather than anything professional.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts from. Listen, Subscribe, Share.

A huge week ahead for the Aged Care Industry with the release of the Royal Commission’s final report and the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast will be releasing TWO episodes on the commission and expected findings, featuring two prominent industry leaders.Part Two features Sandra Hills OAM. As the CEO of Benetas and a Director of the Aged Care Industry Workforce Council, Sandra speaks at length on the work that providers, peak bodies and frontline carers can do to affect change - with or without government support.The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is proudly brought to you by SilVR Adventures and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts from.Listen, Subscribe, Share.