tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67279986170577998922024-03-14T11:36:17.817+11:00www.silvradventures.com.auSilVR Adventures - Meaningful virtual reality experiences and activities for seniors.SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-90010883292774858522021-03-30T13:43:00.005+11:002021-04-06T09:12:21.376+10:00Reflections: How ACE Podcast Changes the Way We See the Person Behind the Diagnosis.<p> This week, we delve back into the second podcast from the first season. It is here that we hear Ash speak with the very passionate and knowledgeable Julianne Parkinson, who represents the Global Centre for Modern Ageing, which is a non profit organisation based in South Australia. </p><p>Focused on what they call life labs, this organisation provides safe spaces for thorough research when it comes to real life settings, helping build confidence in theoretical ideas before rolling out solutions for public aid. </p><p>The work they do is absolutely priceless, and they are seeing more and more how ideas come to life and allow a better quality of living for those who are in need of support as well as those in the elderly demographic. </p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-32284909875249305332021-03-02T13:06:00.003+11:002021-03-30T13:06:38.030+11:00The Need for Aged Care Workers is Great - Finally, Someone Taking Notice!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> We spoke this week of Christine Bryden and her plea for more staff, better training and a stronger understanding of dementia in the aged care sector. We would like to share an article in the Australian Financial Review that highlights one of those three key points. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The link to the article will be shared below, but here is an excerpt for your perusal: </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 32px 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>“Too often there are not enough staff members, particularly nurses, in home and residential aged care. In addition, the mix of staff who provide aged care is not matched to the needs of older people,” the report said.</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 32px 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>“Aged care workers often lack sufficient skills and training to cater for the needs of older people receiving aged care services. Inadequate staffing levels, skill mix and training are principal causes of substandard care in the current system.”</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 32px 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a concern that has been raised and one that urgently needs addressing. Here's to hoping those in power choose to come to the aid of those who have chosen to put their trust in the system. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin: 32px 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Link to the article: <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/healthcare-and-fitness/aged-care-workforce-needs-higher-pay-and-better-education-20210301-p576th">https://www.afr.com/companies/healthcare-and-fitness/aged-care-workforce-needs-higher-pay-and-better-education-20210301-p576th</a></span></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-73005062785786436122021-03-02T12:57:00.008+11:002021-03-22T12:41:11.409+11:00Reflections: How ACE Podcast Changes the Way We See the Person Behind the Diagnosis.<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Christine Bryden had just moved into a new home with her husband and children when she went to see a doctor for frequent and severe migraines. To her dismay, she was told to get her affairs in order - when her youngest child was only 9 years old. She was told she had early onset dementia and that a steep decline will follow. Instead of taking that news sitting down, she ran with it and has now written 5 books about living with dementia. She advocates strongly to give others a chance to be heard and to remove the stigma around the diagnosis. </span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Working to clarify unasked questions, Christine has spent the last 25 years using her voice to encourage hope in others.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Fighting to disprove ridiculous notions such as that people with dementia are odd and unable to hold a conversation, Christine has turned to a daily calendar application to help guide her with daily scheduled activities. She also actively reads and immerses herself in things she enjoys.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The strongest pull in this entire conversation by far, was the deep revelation that dementia unmasks your Cognizant self - the outer shell we carry that holds our place of residence, our career and educational paths - and allows us to become who we truly are without the pretense of societal norms.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Christine speaks about how the system fails the elderly, especially those diagnosed with dementia, through a sparsity in manpower, resources and training. Having seen many aged care options in and around Australia as well as Japan, she is sorely disappointed in the way the diagnosis seems to set the tone for the rest of the resident's lives. </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Having now been an advocate for dementia for 25 years, Christine is an exemplary example of how a good support system, knowledge and research could help improve the quality of life vastly, in those living with any form of illness. </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-35291844523591880232021-02-02T12:46:00.002+11:002021-02-02T12:46:23.570+11:00Aged Care Enrichment Podcast S02E01: Creative Arts and Nature in the American Aged Care System - Dr. Michelle Olson (Evergreen Minds)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 14px;">*NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE* Aged Care Enrichment </span><a data-attribute-index="0" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=podcast&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6762108833360965632" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#Podcast</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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font-size: 14px;">Michelle is a Social Gerontologist and Creative Arts Therapist currently based in New York, and she’s worked extensively as a consultant to </span><a data-attribute-index="3" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=agedcare&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6762108833360965632" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#agedcare</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> providers and individuals throughout the US to help them provide better more appropriate care for </span><a data-attribute-index="4" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=elders&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6762108833360965632" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#elders</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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font-size: 14px;">Of particular interest to Michelle are the benefits that time in nature and participation in the arts can bring to older adults especially those living with </span><a data-attribute-index="5" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=dementia&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6762108833360965632" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#dementia</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, and she recently founded a not for profit called </span><a data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:68789701" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/evergreen-minds-inc/" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Evergreen Minds, Inc</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> to offer some group activities that embrace these elements.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In this episode we dig quite deep into Michelle’s practices with </span><a data-attribute-index="8" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=arts&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6762108833360965632" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#arts</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> and </span><a data-attribute-index="9" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=nature&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6762108833360965632" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#nature</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, as well as some more specific information about the American Aged Care system and some of the challenges she’s seen in furthering a person centred approach.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; 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She has spent over 20 years working in the field of business psychologist and has been with Race Against Dementia (or RAD) since 2018. Penny shares her story, RAD’s mission and introduces two new post-doctoral fellows whose research has been funded by RAD and <a class="ql-mention" data-entity-urn="urn:li:fs_normalized_company:2689788" data-guid="2" data-object-urn="urn:li:company:2689788" data-original-text="Dementia Australia" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#" spellcheck="false" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Dementia Australia</a>.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Those fellows are Dr <a class="ql-mention" data-entity-urn="urn:li:fs_normalized_profile:ACoAAAajA7gBV4p57orx6IvonkdwZ20u-jBLIjs" data-guid="3" data-object-urn="urn:li:member:111346616" data-original-text="Adekunle Bademosi" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#" spellcheck="false" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Adekunle Bademosi</a>, who’s researching the physical changes to the brain caused by fronto-temporal dementia, and Dr. Andrew McKinnon who’s investigating the relationship between sleep and the onset of dementia.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s a jam packed episode, as we explore what it could mean for the future of Dementia treatment and prevention.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more info on Race Against Dementia: https://www.raceagainstdementia.com/</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="ql-hashtag" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#agedcare</span> <span class="ql-hashtag" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#F1</span> <span class="ql-hashtag" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#attitude</span> <span class="ql-hashtag" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#mentalhealth</span></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-49331362317216866972020-12-04T14:19:00.002+11:002020-12-04T14:19:28.946+11:00Virtual reality improves residents’ moods<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJheVSAMTCWAXKGrF9gbZr6x-fsXnv28GAaYZ5_cB-lgH81edU9YBhx3r0LPU1Vpx_om6j3TrF9pOwtlUML6tkODOpTMqI0CfeVPS9owKTDKnJpiwi5M6kJ81Xn4HZw46PzG3y8sSTHFm/s1200/Homepage+2.0+v1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1200" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJheVSAMTCWAXKGrF9gbZr6x-fsXnv28GAaYZ5_cB-lgH81edU9YBhx3r0LPU1Vpx_om6j3TrF9pOwtlUML6tkODOpTMqI0CfeVPS9owKTDKnJpiwi5M6kJ81Xn4HZw46PzG3y8sSTHFm/w640-h368/Homepage+2.0+v1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">One of the main findings of this virtual reality trial is that virtual reality over the longer term managed to decrease depression scores”</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Great article on a recent study by </span><a data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:2160980" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-queensland-brisbane-australia/" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> exploring the feasibility of virtual reality as a non-pharmacological approach to improving residents’ moods and reducing depression, agitation and anxiety.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ongoing virtual reality experiences were found to help reduce depression in aged care residents.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Link: </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.901960784313726); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/research/virtual-reality-improves-residents-moods-study/">https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/research/virtual-reality-improves-residents-moods-study/</a></span></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Would you like to make a change at your facility? </span><a data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:23713221" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/silvr-adventures/" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">SilVR Adventures</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> provides an award winning virtual reality-based enrichment experience & communication solution that helps to reduce isolation and drive social engagement and create connections among seniors.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Get in touch with the team to arrange an online demo by contacting </span><a data-attribute-index="15" href="mailto:sales@silvradventures.com.au" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">sales@silvradventures.com.au</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><a data-attribute-index="4" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=silvradventures&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#silvradventures</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="5" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=isolation&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#isolation</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="6" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=loneliness&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#loneliness</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="7" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=seniors&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#seniors</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="8" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=agedcare&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#agedcare</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="9" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=mentalhealth&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#mentalhealth</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="10" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=immersive&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#immersive</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="11" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=vr&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#vr</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="12" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=virtualreality&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#virtualreality</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="13" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=research&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6735122883787522048" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#research</a>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-332005874973078842020-12-04T14:15:00.001+11:002020-12-04T14:15:08.657+11:00Baby Boomers to change the face of aged care<p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #1d1951; font-family: CircularStdBold; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfOJflGA2kRzQMlL3VR4ke9tyYvm9Vn4QF5As_yI4FXzCDtRDixGLxgXIVeSzU3CcxrwlKLoOPoW80e8x8RXtODmmDg-4H8IJMVZoxrPSDMlw-g1poCgDEAq-1mfWZBX7CmgGObSDNwLP/s2862/baby-boomers-infographic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="1099" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfOJflGA2kRzQMlL3VR4ke9tyYvm9Vn4QF5As_yI4FXzCDtRDixGLxgXIVeSzU3CcxrwlKLoOPoW80e8x8RXtODmmDg-4H8IJMVZoxrPSDMlw-g1poCgDEAq-1mfWZBX7CmgGObSDNwLP/w293-h640/baby-boomers-infographic.png" width="293" /></a></div><br />Australia’s 5.2 million Baby Boomers<span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #1d1951; font-family: CircularStdBold; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #1d1951; font-family: CircularStdBold; font-size: 16px;">are set to radically change the face of the aged care system for ever, with demands for more funding, greater services in their own homes, and more interesting activities in communal facilities, according to new research by RSL LifeCare.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="color: #1d1951; font-family: CircularStdBold;">Research has found that Baby Boomers’ priorities for aged care are quite different from previous generations with a greater emphasis on high quality food, exercise opportunities, ‘wellness support’ and travel excursions. Certainly a lot of alignment with SilVR Adventures own values and mission!</span></span></p><p>For more detailed reading of this report, visit: <a href="https://rsllifecare.org.au/latest-news/media-and-pr/baby-boomers/">https://rsllifecare.org.au/latest-news/media-and-pr/baby-boomers/</a></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1d1951; font-family: CircularStdBook; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><a href="https://rsllifecare.org.au/latest-news/media-and-pr/baby-boomers/#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1d1951; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in 0s;"></a></p><p style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1d1951; font-family: CircularStdBook; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><a href="https://rsllifecare.org.au/latest-news/media-and-pr/baby-boomers/#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1d1951; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in 0s;"></a></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-85289661407626427932020-11-25T14:35:00.005+11:002020-11-25T14:35:56.151+11:00Aged Care Enrichment Podcast: Ep.08 Robi Roccella - Quality of Life in the UK's Largest Aged Care Provider<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-08-robi-roccella-quality-of-life-in-the-uks-largest-aged-care-provider" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABFE16BHyCXMs_qXa4-6dTmA7mJnvs1sBA8HHrfPMZIu-86tu4wtOS7y-YNChBJRKqcHm5B1zO8q-67OQoAYEECbLaYHtpizE7E8PioA5I7OkIuZ5Qal-mXBBDYYM8aO7ShJFPpzLjnMG/w640-h360/ACE+Podcast+-+Ep.+08+YT.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">In today's episode, we are talking to Robbie Roccella. Robbie is currently the Head of Quality of Life at HC-One, the UK's largest aged care provider, with 328 facilities across England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">This conversation is focused on how Robbie and her team are supporting the quality of life of their residents. Some of the challenges that come out of having such a large number of facilities in different regions, and some positive takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on carers.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">This episode was recorded in September 2020. So, depending on when you are listening to it, some of the specifics of the pandemic response might not apply but the conversation as a whole is still very relevant.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Subscribe, share and we'd would love your feedback too.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Brought to you by <a href="https://silvradventures.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(128, 177, 236) !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SilVR Adventures</a> - every fortnight, we invite aged care industry experts, thought leaders and passionate individuals to share their knowledge and experience with our host Ash De Neef, as we examine ways to improve the quality of care and the quality of life for seniors.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Available on Captivate, ApplePodcast, AmazonPodcast, Spotify, GooglePodcast, PodChaser, YouTube & wherever you get your podcast from. Listen here: <a href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-08-robi-roccella-quality-of-life-in-the-uks-largest-aged-care-provider">https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-08-robi-roccella-quality-of-life-in-the-uks-largest-aged-care-provider</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">#silvradventures #ACEpodcast #agedcareenrichment #podcast #agedcare #seniors #qualityoflife #qualityofcare #australia #newzealand #uk #seniorliving #health #wellness #innovation #technology #solutions #isolation #mentalhealth #community #research #strategy #challenges #opportunities #leadership #HCONE #healthcare #dementia #support #planning #operations #clinical</p><p><br /></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-14886379770445768952020-11-13T13:51:00.001+11:002020-11-13T13:51:12.464+11:00SilVR Adventures - finalist in the 2020 #InnovAGEING National Awards for Enhancing Consumer Experience!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRvAFo7SkA9xWQOfCoI14TWYGaIXQpPYpTfLMVmJuvWS7ihNo-boU9BEBoTjT_X8kMlCuf6qAsDaSR_G9FGjaS3FKQ1Dp6UrX6EqIaymZwZGALR4wO2YnFs-jgDf8B5jLdSIOWUY_haNp/s1080/Green+%2526+Gold+Block+Color+Meet+the+Team+Web5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRvAFo7SkA9xWQOfCoI14TWYGaIXQpPYpTfLMVmJuvWS7ihNo-boU9BEBoTjT_X8kMlCuf6qAsDaSR_G9FGjaS3FKQ1Dp6UrX6EqIaymZwZGALR4wO2YnFs-jgDf8B5jLdSIOWUY_haNp/w349-h320/Green+%2526+Gold+Block+Color+Meet+the+Team+Web5.png" width="349" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">We're on a roll this week! 🏆 <a data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:23713221" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/silvr-adventures/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">SilVR Adventures</a> has been selected as a finalist in the 2020 <a data-attribute-index="2" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=innovageing&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#InnovAGEING</a> National Awards for Enhancing Consumer Experience!</div></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">We're honoured to be among such esteemed company with the other finalists who are reshaping <a data-attribute-index="3" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=ageing&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#ageing</a> well in <a data-attribute-index="4" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=australia&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#Australia</a>.</div></span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a00031; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">This recognition is especially sweet, as it's focused on <a data-attribute-index="5" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=innovation&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#innovation</a>, about change, giving people what they want, being more productive and delivering quality services.</div></span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a00031; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Huge appreciation to one of our partners, <a data-attribute-index="6" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAAAbVndIBy4HbRwH3RsKHrXZmMqmpvr0mPsE" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAbVndIBy4HbRwH3RsKHrXZmMqmpvr0mPsE" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Penny Stanley</a> and her marvellous team at St. Joseph's Aged Care for their commitment to innovation and improving the quality of life of their <a data-attribute-index="8" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=residents&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#residents</a> with our <a data-attribute-index="9" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=vr&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#VR</a> based <a data-attribute-index="10" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=enrichment&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#enrichment</a> experience and <a data-attribute-index="11" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=communication&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#communication</a> <a data-attribute-index="12" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=solution&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#solution</a> to <a data-attribute-index="13" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=reduce&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#reduce</a> <a data-attribute-index="14" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=isolation&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#isolation</a> and <a data-attribute-index="15" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=loneliness&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#loneliness</a> during <a data-attribute-index="16" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=covid19&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#Covid19</a>.</div></span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a00031; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Also, big thanks to <a data-attribute-index="17" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:3049218" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/leading-age-services-australia-lasa-/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Leading Age Services Australia (LASA)</a>, <a data-attribute-index="19" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAAAD-SNEBm7JhekuWsHEXos8vU3whnAP0jcM" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAD-SNEBm7JhekuWsHEXos8vU3whnAP0jcM" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Merlin Kong</a> and of course, the awesome <a data-attribute-index="21" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:23713221" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/silvr-adventures/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">SilVR Adventures</a> team!⭐</div></span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a00031; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">We look forward to the Awards event on 26th Nov! Read more here: <a data-attribute-index="29" href="https://lnkd.in/dm-uw4Y" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">https://www.innovageing.org.au/2020-innovageing-national-awards-finalists/</a></div></span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a00031; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="feed-shared-update-v2__description-wrapper ember-view" id="ember8758" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="feed-shared-inline-show-more-text feed-shared-update-v2__description feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--minimal-padding feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--expanded ember-view" data-artdeco-is-focused="true" id="ember8759" style="-webkit-line-clamp: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 2rem !important; margin: 0px 16px; max-height: none; max-width: 928px; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><div class="feed-shared-text relative feed-shared-update-v2__commentary ember-view" id="ember8760" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.42857; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative !important; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="break-words" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word !important; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word !important;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-attribute-index="23" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=2020ianationalawards&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#2020iANationalAwards</a> <a data-attribute-index="24" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=agedcare&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#agedcare</a> <a data-attribute-index="25" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=seniors&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#seniors</a> <a data-attribute-index="26" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=virtualreality&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#virtualreality</a> <a data-attribute-index="27" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=qualityoflife&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#qualityoflife</a> <a data-attribute-index="28" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=silvradventures&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6729198104676970496" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#silvradventures</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-83446572420660594162020-11-01T11:36:00.001+11:002020-11-13T13:36:33.461+11:00WINNER! Future of Ageing Awards 2020 - Technology - Health & Wellbeing: SilVR Adventures!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8YXK_JwbqGv5tF5gTrbxjWmS_bpEct9IC1k83b6N3dW4Zqb0_tOtqqdkWySCGbONPbpdp1LaEuj0KM62YhFgeSDG3ffNVw-KZMQKl3_Ha1uDIKefrVT_lTgj8O8SZN2OPvyxObi8kqhX/s1104/Green+%2526+Gold+Block+Color+Meet+the+Team+Web+Banner_1.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="1104" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8YXK_JwbqGv5tF5gTrbxjWmS_bpEct9IC1k83b6N3dW4Zqb0_tOtqqdkWySCGbONPbpdp1LaEuj0KM62YhFgeSDG3ffNVw-KZMQKl3_Ha1uDIKefrVT_lTgj8O8SZN2OPvyxObi8kqhX/w637-h214/Green+%2526+Gold+Block+Color+Meet+the+Team+Web+Banner_1.gif" width="637" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">What a wonderful achievement! <a data-entity-urn="urn:li:fs_normalized_company:23713221" data-guid="0" data-object-urn="urn:li:company:23713221" data-original-text="SilVR Adventures" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/" spellcheck="false" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); touch-action: manipulation;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">SilVR Adventures</span></b></a>
has WON the <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#Technology</span></strong> – <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#Health</span></strong>
& <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#Wellbeing</span></strong> <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#Award</span></strong> in the <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#2020</span></strong>
Future of Ageing awards with our <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#virtualreality</span></strong>
based enrichment experience and communication platform for seniors.</span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">It’s humbling to be in such great company and to <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#win </span></strong>an award that recognises efforts to help <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#transform</span></strong> the <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#industry </span></strong>and improve the quality of life of <strong style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">#seniors</span></strong> in aged care, retirement living and home care.</span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">It’s extremely satisfying to be selected by an esteemed panel of experts that conducted a series of assessments to determine the final winners and criteria including the potential benefits on a national level, sustainability in terms of cost, resourcing and environmental impact.</span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Awards judge and Leading Age CEO, Katie Smith Sloan, said; “Shining a light on exemplary programs and initiatives is critical as we work hard to make the world a better place to grow old. We can learn a great deal from these award winners.”</span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">It's an honour to win and our sincere thanks to the judges, Inside Ageing, Novigi, our innovative customers, partners, their inspiring residents and, last but not least - the amazing SilVR Adventures Team!</span><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Care Enrichment or ACE podcast brought to you by SilVR Adventures. Every
fortnight, we invite Aged Care industry experts, thought leaders, and
passionate individuals to share their knowledge and experience with us as we examine
ways to improve the quality of care and the quality of life for seniors. I am
your host Ash De Neef and today we are talking to Stephanie Bendixsen.
Stephanie is a TV presenter and author who has worked extensively in video
games and technology and is also an Ambassador for Dementia Australia.
Stephanie lost her mom to Alzheimer's in 2018. Since then she has been sharing
her experiences with the disease in the hope of helping people be more prepared
to face it than she and her family were. In this conversation, you are going to
hear some very honest truths as Stephanie digs into what she wishes she has
done differently in her mom's final years and what resources are now available
to make life easier for people living with dementia. She also mentions a few
video games that have been made about dementia or feature dementia prominently
as part of the story and you can find links to these in the episode
description. I hope you enjoyed this very honest look at dementia with
Stephanie Bendixsen. <br />
<br />
Thank you so much for joining us. Can you tell us a bit about your backstory
and how you became a dementia advocate?<br />
<br />
Stephanie: Yeah. Sure. I lost my mom to dementia in 2018 and it was a disease
that she suffered with for... Well, actually, I do not know how long because
the diagnosis portion of the illness is really difficult. I think I would say
it affected our family for the better part of 10 years, but when I think about
it now, it would have been a lot longer than that. My experience with her and
her illness spend her living at home with her as my mom to her living with my
dad and requiring care it to moving into full-time care in a nursing home to
passing away well before she should have. I got to sort of experience all of
the horrible lows that come from watching someone you love change so terribly
and lose such a meaningful portion of their life well before their time. Yeah,
it was a tough experience and I think when you go through something like that,
it always makes sense when you see people who are Ambassadors for Charities
that represent something they have been personally affected by. But I think
having experienced it myself, I understood that a lot more because you are kind
of left with all of this helplessness and you do not really know how you can
make yourself feel like you can contribute in any kind of meaningful way and I
think an organization like Dementia Australia made it easier for me to process
what I was feeling and feel like I had some sort of helpful purpose after
feeling so helpless for so long.<br />
<br />
Host: Yeah, for sure. I would like to come back to your advocacy in a little
bit. But if we could hone in on your mom's story a bit. You were talking about
the period before her diagnosis. That was a challenging one, but you were not
really sure what is going on. Can you touch on that a bit?<br />
<br />
Stephanie: Sure. My mom, her name is Wendy and she worked in her life as a
flight attendant, that is where she met my dad, and also as a nurse. Those were
the two main occupations for women in the '60s. Yeah, she is great at both. She
was very focused in the health industry and she was very organized and she was
just a really great carer in general. Towards the end of her career, she moved
into Aged Care ironically. She was working in retirement villages and would
look after people who are elderly. Because she had worked in hospitals she ran
on a very tight ship. She was very clean. She was very organized. I had this
very particular view of her and who she was and it became very strange when
those aspects of her personality started to change. Those were the things that
we sort of started to notice early on. Because when you think about Alzheimer's
or Dementia, you think about someone just forgetting things a lot, but those
are not necessarily the first symptoms. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: I think she just started to become a little bit more withdrawn in
the beginning. She lost confidence. She would not do anything without my dad.
She stopped wanting to drive places outside of our immediate surrounding
suburb. She stopped wanting to drive at night. She kept complaining that she
could not see properly at night. She had something called night blindness, I
think she said she called it. Yeah, so she just became a lot more withdrawn.
Then she started making little mistakes that you could attribute to anyone. I
am a massive scatterbrain. I most so forgetful. I had the nickname "Space
Cadet" in high school because I am just always in another realm somewhere,
and just clueless. She would forget the pin number of her debit card, she would
park her car somewhere and forget where she parked it and things like that,
stuff that we were just like, "Oh, gosh." The house that she always
kept a very neat and tidy started to become a little bit more chaotic and my
dad was working full-time and she was working part-time in Aged Care. She was
still kind of trying to manage the home as best she could but was losing the
ability to do that. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: Things were starting to kind of pile up strangely. She would buy
multiple numbers of things. Three cartons of milk or ten avocados or something.
It was really strange. Coupled with this is that she was type 1 diabetic so she
had to be managing her medication herself as well. She had become really good
at that and really only a handful of times throughout. She had diabetes since
her sort of early '40s. There really only a handful of times where she had
mismanaged her medication and she had a low blood sugar or high blood sugar
event I suppose, but they started to become more frequent as well where she just
mismanaged her medication and things like that. I think anytime something like
this starts to happen, it is really scary for everyone and there is a general
feeling of mass denial that sets in when no one wants to believe the worst. No
one wants to even consider the worst. My dad for a long time was really
exploring options of it could be anxiety or depression. She was really
difficult to talk to about it because she did not want to talk about it. She
would start to get really aggressive if you tried to have that conversation
with her.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: That kind of aggression and defensiveness is obviously when someone
is questioning your behaviour or the function of your mind, I suppose, anyone
would be defensive. But also I think aggression is a pretty strong symptom of
what is going on in your mind when it is sort of deteriorating as a result of
dementia. I know that now. Yes, she went to a therapist for a while. We had all
kinds of tests, cognitive tests that did some brain scans and stuff but it is
really difficult. You cannot always see Dementia or Alzheimer's in any sort of
brain scan. Because she was so nervous and anxious about the prospect of taking
these cognitive tests, it was really difficult to determine whether she was not
answering them correctly because she had something wrong with her brain or
because she was just so anxious about the whole situation. She gets so
flustered and she would cry and it was difficult for a doctor to definitively
say that something was affecting her one way or another. It kind of went on in
that stage four years .<br />
<br />
Stephanie: It was not until it started to kind of manifest in her conversation
and recollection of things that it became pretty clear to me what was
happening. It was like big life event stuff when you have a conversation with
someone and you tell them something and they may have forgotten that you had
that conversation. It is pretty normal. We all do that sometimes. But as an
example, my sister announced that she was pregnant to us all at a family dinner
and it was a really lovely celebration and it was a beautiful moment. The next
day we were at the shops and my mom found a baby outfit and she said,
"This would be so lovely for Karen," and then she looked at me and
she was like "Did you know that she is pregnant?" and I was like,
"Yeah, I was there, she told us all together." and she looked at me
for a moment. She was like "Oh, yes, of course, like yeah, of
course." I was like, "Weird." But then we sort of continued out
throughout the day and it was like a Deja Vu. We walked into another shop and
she picked up the same similar kind of baby outfit and she goes "this
would be amazing for Karen" and then she looked at me and she was like
"did you know that she was pregnant" and I was like, "yes,"
and it was in those moments that I started to get a real-- my heart was racing
because I was like, "This is not normal and I know what this is."
When they when I tried to bring that up with my dad, he was very unwilling to
accept any possibility that is what it could be. Even for a long time after
that, those kinds of instances started to happen more and more and my dad was
still very much like, "This is a problem that we can solve." It was
really tough.<br />
<br />
Host: Yeah, absolutely. I was thinking that one of the challenging things for
your dad must be, as you were saying before, seeing this person that he knows
changes in front of his eyes and these things which he has taken to be kind of
[inaudible]s of her personality, her organization and her has switched on, she
is with everything to have that slip away. It must have been really hard for
him to confront that.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: It really was and I think, there is so much that comes with it
because they both worked and he was not quite ready to retire yet. But he had
this sort of vision for what retirement would be with her and he could not
really stop working yet because he was not financially able to and was now kind
of starting to realize that the picture that he had for his sort of retirement
plan was going to be quite different. In the early stages of her dementia
before we could really sort of definitively say it was what it was, it is
really difficult not to just get profoundly frustrated with the person. Because
not only is she forgetting things that seem obvious, the rest of her
personality is still there. She still seems to function and talk to you like a
normal person. When she forgets major things or repeats herself or says things
that are just untrue because they are not making sense in her mind and in the
right way anymore. Then we will really get aggressively defended. Then you try
to correct her and then she will get really angry at you. You end up in these
fights all the time. Now, if I could go back I would have much earlier moved to
a place of acceptance in the fact that she is not able to recall things
normally anymore and it is not worth having the argument about it. But because
you are always hoping that if you correct her then she will understand, that it
is not actually as bad as it is and that she will be able to be like
"actually, no, you are right. I remember that. This is where we went on
that holiday and it was fine. There is nothing wrong with me. That is kind of I
think where you are always pushing for." But memories and ideas and
thoughts are actually not able to organize themselves in her mind in the right
way anymore. She starts to kind of really persist with just all of these things
that just are not true and it is really hard to just sit and listen to it and
know that it is not true and not correct it and not get into a fight about it.
Yeah.<br />
<br />
Host: Absolutely. Can we flash forward a bit to a diagnosis and what changed
after the diagnosis?<br />
<br />
Stephanie: I think she had some awareness that something was wrong with her by
that point. She still did not really want to talk about it, but she would have
really sort of mercurial emotional reactions to things. She could be really
happy and then she would just spontaneously just cry a lot. Then it was around
the time of her diagnosis that we started to notice more cognitive issues. This
is not something like manifesting physically. That was not something that I was
aware of with dementia. I thought Alzheimer's was something that made you
forget slowly, you just forget until you did not know who anyone was, that is
my understanding of it, but I did not realize that it attacks your brain to the
point where you cannot actually measure distance properly, that contrast in
light and shade is really difficult, certain colours become indistinguishable. She
started to kind of fall over a lot. She would choke on her food a lot. She was
unable to kind of chew as normally. She would bump into things. She struggled
to kind of find where the chair was. She struggled to lower herself into a
chair properly. Things like that. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: It was around this time as well that she started to fall into a
speech pattern that was very much... It was like she had an increasingly
limited vocabulary where she understood the right sort of response for a
conversation. But she could not really expand on any kind of topic. She lost
the ability to converse in any normal human way. She just would react the way
that she thought was appropriate. Occasionally she would just fabricate a
memory. I think to feel like she could contribute because she could not normally.
She could not have an opinion on things. She lost the ability to have a kind of
independent thought about something. It was just you have said something that
it is either sad or happy and I know the right response to that. I mean, they
say dementia is the sort of the pathways to your synapse, it was a sort of
breaking down and it was like she was slowly losing access to all the things
that allow you to communicate effectively. I also noticed with her that she had
periods of deterioration that would kind of plateau for about six months and
then in another six month period it would decline rapidly and then kind of
plateau off again.<br />
<br />
Host: Wow. What you said reminded me of something that Christine Brandon said,
we spoke to Christine a couple of weeks ago. She has been living with dementia
for over 25 years now. She was talking about she does not have as much ability
to focus on the words of what people are saying, but she can pick up the body
language and the sentiment, and maybe that is what your mom was having where
she could respond to the kind of feel of what was being said, but could not
really dig into the detail.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: Yeah. That definitely feels like what she was doing and I think that
was similar to when she would kind of just make things up. I think that was
just her way of she could not recall any kind of real memory. Sometimes she
would just fabricate something. "I have been there before," or,
"I did that," or, "we had such a great time," even if it
was not true because she knew that it was a response that would be technically
appropriate in that situation, even if it was not an actual truthful response.<br />
<br />
Host: Yeah, you said that often when you asked her or you tried to have a
conversation with her about it, it came quite difficult. Did you ever get to
have the conversation you wanted?<br />
<br />
Stephanie: I do not think so. I was aware of the fact that it was so scary for
her. We sort of treated her a little bit like a child, we were like,
"There is just something a little bit wrong with your memory, but it is
fine because we are all here for you and we are going to help you." That
was kind of the way we approached it. But I never had an intellectual
conversation with her about it. It is so hard because I did not really have
that relationship with her either. I think my greatest regret, well, my
greatest sadness out of all of this is that I never really got to have a proper
adult relationship with her. She was always my mom as a child, my mom as a
teenager. Then when I was kind of in my 20s, she was sick and I was living out
of harm and come to visit her as she said it progressively got worse. But now
is the time of my life when I would have so many things that could I ask her
and have an adult relationship with her, and have intellectual conversations about
life and things. I cannot do that. I am really sad that I never got to have
those conversations with her. Yeah, I think it was probably just the age that I
was at and just the relationship that I had with her at that point. I did not
feel confident in addressing anything in a confronting way. I just sort of took
my sister's lead and we, I suppose, treated her like a child in a way to try
and make it easier for her. <br />
<br />
Host: Absolutely. It is so tricky to know you just want things to be easier,
right? You just want her to be comfortable and when you found that the
confrontation or pointing out things does not help, I can see that you just
want to avoid that at all costs. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: Yeah, and I think the biggest sadness my dad has and the greatest
guilt is that I think all of us, and him in particular because he was her
primary carer, wish that we had been more forgiving earlier of her
aggressiveness and her forgetfulness and when she started to sort of making
things up. It came from a desperation of wanting her to not be unwell. But I
just wish that if she said something that did not make sense or was not true, I
wish I just, earlier on, would have just been like, "That is fine,"
or, "Okay." You would get into this awful fight about it and then she
would not remember anyway. It just made so many of the experiences that I had
with her and that latter part of her life so horrible when I feel like it could
have been easier if I just resigned myself to what was happening a lot earlier.<br />
<br />
Host: It does sound like, at least what you are saying, that your dad was
having trouble accepting it as well and maybe if you and your sister and your
dad could have had the conversation earlier then maybe all three of you would
have gotten to a place earlier.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: For sure. Yeah. I think there was so much denial particularly on my
dad's part. It was really difficult to talk seriously. We were never really a
family of open communication, really. My dad is a very stoic person. We would
never like -- I do not know -- when you just see this sort of American sitcom
families where they share everything and they talk to each other about
everything. We did not have that kind of relationship. I push for that
relationship with him now because I see how important it is. I think having
gone through something like this, I do not want to feel the same way at the end
of his life that I have not been open with him in the way that I wish I had.
But at the time, I definitely did not have the emotional maturity to take the
lead on having in-depth discussions about it. I wish I had.<br />
<br />
Host: Yeah. You mentioned that your mum's journey went through care in the home
and then care in Aged Care facility. What was that process like? <br />
<br />
Stephanie: Yeah. Initially when she was still mostly herself, but just could
not function in a helpful way in the house anymore, she needed help for one
with her insulin for her diabetes, but also she could not start or finish any
task, really. There was stuff everywhere because she would carry things from
one end of the house and then lose them and things would just pile up and there
were dishes. It was all just a bit chaotic and my dad was still working full
time. We had a carer come to the house to just take her to places to get a
haircut or to go to the shops. Just things that would occupy her. Because then
what started happening was when my dad was working from home, he was working in
a pool pump repair sort of service that he was working in the garage a lot when
he was not out visiting people's houses. She would just come out to ask him a
question for every decision she needed to make throughout the day. "What
should I have for lunch?" "Where is the bread?" "Should I
go to the shops to get some bread?" "I cannot go to the shops, can
you take me to the shops?" I do not know. It was just exhausting for him. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: Having someone come there to just sort of be with her a couple of
times a week to help her kind of manage herself and give her things to occupy
her was really helpful. I think once it got to the point that she became more
sort of incontinent, I think, that is when my dad had to look at Aged Care for
her. Because not only was it about managing her insulin but every aspect of her
life she needed help with. The decision to put mom in full-time care was probably
the hardest decision that my dad ever had to make. He felt so guilty about it
and he constantly sorted of explaining to us why it need to happen. We were
like, "Dad, it is fine." We are not able to be looking up to her
every day. Also my dad had a heart condition and the stress was making it worse
and it is a whole thing. Then we started looking into Aged Care facilities for
her and I think that process is probably the most traumatic of the whole thing
because when you look at what is available to you since Aged Care has been
privatized, it is just awful. There are so many places we looked at which were
awful. We found a place that was really lovely and had this kind of therapeutic
garden and they had a really lovely activities program and it was just really
well-staffed with people that were all dedicated to the kind of enriching the
life for people that were there.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: It was astronomically expensive. We looked at all options that we
could to try and afford it. But not only is it expensive on a weekly basis to
be able to afford the care and the room but you need to put down a deposit. In
this case, it was half a million dollars. A deposit that is refunded when that
person dies. But that was like, my dad was living off his superannuation at
that point and he is like, "I have nothing to live off if I put all my
money in this deposit." Then on top of that he needs to pay the weekly
rate. It was just out of control. We ended up having to sort of settle for one
of these places that just seemed like something out of a nightmare. It was
awful. When we took her there she was still cognizant enough to be aware of
what was happening and she was like, "Please do not make me live here. It
was awful." The Aged Care situation. No one wants to think about it and no
one wants to focus on it, but we are all going to get old. Some of us are going
to end up there earlier than we would like. The poor staff, there was just not
enough and they are all overworked. Yeah.<br />
<br />
Host: Yeah. I am optimistic that through the pandemic and through the Royal
commission, there is going to be a larger amount of scrutiny on the industry
and I am hopeful that we can see some marked changes on the way these things
are done. But you are right, there are some locations where it is terrible and the
system does need to be looked at very closely, I think. I want to come back and
underscore some of what you said. Not necessarily digging into it but just to underscore.
When you are talking about care in the home, it is nice to hear that the care,
at the beginning, was not necessarily hands-on care, but just social care and
taking her out to do things. I think that at least for myself I have a
misconception that care in the home will mean showering and cleaning and these
sorts of things. But just to be there with her and to give your dad some time
away, that sounds like that would have been very important. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: Yeah. I said, she loses the ability to communicate in a kind of
normal way. You really need someone who understands what enjoyment of life can
be like a person like that. Sometimes it is just yet taking them to the park or
going for a walk or experiencing something that they can enjoy at the moment.
Because towards the end, mom was literally just living in the present tense.
She had no concept of the past or future. It was just everything that was
happening to her at that moment she could react to. But you could not say,
"Remember this," or, "Tomorrow we are going to do that."
She would not be able to comprehend what that meant. It was just that right
now, we are here together and that is good. <br />
<br />
Host: Yeah, absolutely . Now, can we move to your work as a Dementia Advocate?
What do you do in that capacity? <br />
<br />
Stephanie: Sure. Yeah. Probably the main thing is there is a big memory walk
and jog that happens every year. That is something that we try to promote a lot
this year. It was obviously a bit more difficult with the pandemic, but that is
an event that happens in most states around the country and it is a great
fundraising opportunity. In my work in video games. I do a lot of fundraising
for charity through live streaming. I think the first year I raised $15,000
through that and the second year it was 25, so it was really exciting
fundraising, just for whatever sort of preconceived ideas people have about
gamers they are very generous for a cause. It was really, really great. <br />
<br />
Host: This would be your streaming and event and people are tuning in and
donating?<br />
<br />
Stephanie: Yeah, that is right. Or just video games. I will just stream video
games and people will donate. If you are streaming for a cause people are
always really keen to get on board. Then the other thing was that I just went
in the sort of early stages of becoming an ambassador. I went down to Melbourne
and visited Dementia Australia and learned a lot about the facilities that they
have been working on for people and getting an understanding of how they can
help not only families living with someone who has been affected by dementia,
but the kinds of resources that they are providing for Aged Care workers. In
the lobby, they had a range of furniture and items that they could show you are
useful to have in the home for someone that is living with dementia. When I
talked about my mum struggling to sit down in a chair properly, it all comes
from deteriorating ability to manage depth perception and contrast and colour,
particularly when you are lowering yourself into a chair. A lot of the time a
person with dementia can no longer distinguish where the seat of the chair is
compared to the floor. Quite often it is about having a chair that has a seat
that is a different colour to the rest of the chair and there is a different colour
to the floor. That helps a lot. The same with the toilet seat. If you think
about a toilet in a bathroom and if the bathroom floor is white and the toilet
is white and the seat of the toilet is white, it just becomes one blob in the
vision. If you can get a toilet seat that is black on a white toilet and that
immediately becomes easier for someone to kind of identify, "Oh, that is
where I need to sit," things like that. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: To better understand what that is like, there was this incredible VR
experience that they were showing to Aged Care workers to communicate a sense
of what it is like to be a person living with dementia. It kind of puts you in
a first-person experience with limited visual abilities to understand what that
might be like. A lot of the time it is kind of shadows doing strange things
which look a bit scary. Everything is a little bit blurry. As you say like rugs
and certain patterns on the ground can appear like a hole. Sometimes you will
see someone with dementia will be kind of skirting around things because they
think that there is a big chasm in the ground there when it is. These are all
things that you get frustrated when you are with someone because you are like,
"What are you doing?" You do not understand because you do not have
the ability to perceive what they are seeing. Again, I had no idea that that is
what dementia was. I thought she would just forget things. I was struggling to
understand why suddenly it was difficult for her to walk up and down the
stairs. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: That was all really helpful. That was really incredible. That is one
of those experiences where VR can be so useful because it really puts you in
the space of someone with a condition that you may not understand and suddenly
from that first-person perspective be able to experience it yourself. Then it
kind of shows you the different amendments that you could make to your home to minimize
the negative aspects of that experience for someone. Taking away the rugs and
putting some contrasting colours and shades into some of the sorts of household
appliances, large signs on walls with a picture of a toilet or a picture of a
bed to show you. When all the doors are closed, it just looks like some weird
house of mirrors, I think, for someone with dementia. They struggle to turn
taps on and things. Things like disability taps and stuff are much easier. That
means that that person is going to be able to live at home with you for a
longer period of time which is ideal, really. That was really useful.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: Then there was an app that they developed called A Better Visit
which I wish I had known about it or we should have been completed rather when
I was visiting my mom. I really had these very mixed feelings about going to
visit her because every time I see her I knew she was going to be worse. I was
waiting for the moment when she would not recognize me at all. Sometimes I feel
like I would stand in front of her and I would wait for her to recognize me
first and I could see her looking at me like she was trying to understand what
she was looking at, like she had some recognition but she did not say why. Then
I would say, "Hi, Mom, it is me, Steph, your daughter." Then she
would react really lovely and she would be like, "Oh," and then she
be telling everyone, "This is my daughter. She has come to visit me,"
but I feel like she needed that prompt at the start because she could not make
the connection on her own. Then we would have these sort of visits where I
would take her for a walk and I would tell her what I have been doing and she
just kind of, "Mmm," and reply and say, "Oh, how nice."
Then that was kind of it. All I could do was talk and tell her things and she
could not respond in any kind of meaningful way. But the app gives you kind of
like little mobile games that you can use with a touchscreen that I guess a
quiet child. You would give to it to a toddler maybe. But are visually engaging
in a way that would be really wonderful to share with someone who has the
limited cognitive ability. They are not hard games, they are not puzzles that
you need to solve in any kind of complex way. They really are just very basic colouring
in or sensory kinds of things. But it was a really clever thing to design for
people who are just looking for a way to interact with someone with dementia
when they perhaps have lost the ability to communicate in the whether they
would like.<br />
<br />
Host: Yeah, and it links to what you were saying earlier about your mom was
just living in the present and that she did not necessarily have access to the
past and could not really make plans. But if she could be highly engaged in
what was going on in the moment, that was probably really worthwhile. Actually,
having a lot of conversations with people who are high up in Aged Care
organizations, there is a shift that is moving much more towards
experience-based care and I find that to be really, really exciting because it
says that it is still worth having experiences whether or not you form
memories, whether or not it will be something that stays with you forever or
not, the actual moment is important. I like the sound of this app A Better
Visit because it contains that in it as well. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: Yeah, and I think for a lot of people who are struggling to, I
guess, emotionally deal with what is happening. I think the hardest part of
other visits because you do not know how to how to spend that time together.
Then it makes you want to not go because you start to dread visiting because it
is just going to be difficult and emotionally distressing for everyone. Having
an app like that to kind of bridge that gap is just invaluable, I think.<br />
<br />
Host: Absolutely My grandfather was in a care facility for... not sure how long
actually, I was quite young at the time but I remember visiting him and the
feeling of not really sure what we do. Do we just sit here and be with him, he
does not know who I am, but I guess I will sit with him. Now, moving from the
app to technology work in gaming and technology, how do you see technology
becoming more involved in Aged Care and care for people with dementia? <br />
<br />
Stephanie: I think because as we were talking about people with dementia really
do live in the moment and react to, I guess, visuals, stimulus. I think there
are really wonderful things that can be done with, I guess, touch screen
applications to just create visually engaging things at the moment. At the
moment when you sort of go to an Aged Care facility, there is usually maybe
individual rooms and there will be a common room with a bunch of chairs and a
TV. That is kind of it. Then they will have maybe a few activity days where
someone might come with a dog or maybe they will have like a French theme today
or something like that. Then the staff will wear berries or something. I feel
like from the start of the day to the end of the day, your condition would
potentially just get worse because you are just staring at a wall or you are
just in a TV room with 20 other people. If there could be more of an emphasis
on creating a sort of stimulating engagement through touchscreen technology,
that would be really incredible. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: There has also been just some really great indie games just for
regular gamers that follow the story of memory loss and Alzheimer's disease and
dementia that are just made by people who have been touched by it in some way
and want to share that experience with someone. Because video games are so
interactive and so experiential compared to more passive mediums like film or
literature, it really does put you in a presence of mind to really think about
what that must feel like. I think that is such an important way to be telling
those stories as well.<br />
<br />
Host: What are some of those titles on those games that you are talking about? <br />
<br />
Stephanie: I cannot remember off the top of my head, but I can send you a list
afterward. <br />
<br />
Host: That would be great. Yeah, thank you.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: I think there is at least two that I have played that were super
affecting for me. <br />
<br />
Host: Cool. We are just about out of time. Is there anything that you want
people to know about your experience with dementia or anything at all you want
to talk about before we go?<br />
<br />
Stephanie: I suppose just that the period of diagnosis at the moment is still
really difficult, but I know that there are some advancements being made in
that area to try and get an earlier diagnosis. I suppose the other thing that I
would say is just that there are actually really great resources out there.
Obviously, if you are struggling to come to terms with the reality of what it
means, it is difficult to kind of find the impetus to explore those options for
help. But the sooner you can, the better because I feel like if I would known
all of the stuff that I have learned since becoming an ambassador then it would
have been really useful for both myself and my family and for my mom as well if
we had known that there were different resources that we could have lent on for
support and for advice and to kind of understand what she was going through a
lot more. Because I think that was just a big part of it is just not fully
understanding the disease and understanding why she was behaving the way she
was behaving and the various stages of progression. I think that the other
hardest thing too is that it is just different for everyone. Some people
advances really quickly, some people advances over a very long period of time
and you really just do not know how quickly that is going to happen.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: I mean, I did not even know initially that it was something that you
could die from. But her whole body ended up sort of shutting down and
accelerated over the last sort of two years of her life. She went from being
able to have something of a conversation to just her body was no longer able to
breathe and swallow and eat and do all the things that it needs to do to stay a
lot. I wish I had known all of them so that I could have prepared myself for
every eventuality and know what was ahead for us. <br />
<br />
Host: Yeah. Thank you so much for your time today, Steph. This has been a
really great chat.<br />
<br />
Stephanie: No worries. Thanks so much. I hope I did not just talk forever. I
tend to do that. <br />
<br />
Host: No, no. No, it was really good, and thank you for being really vulnerable
with it and being open to talking about difficult things. <br />
<br />
Stephanie: No worries. Thanks so much. <br />
<br />
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<br />
Host: Well, I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast
brought to you by SilVR Adventures. If you would like to find out more, you can
visit our website at www.silvradventures.com.au. That is S-I-L-V-R Adventures.
Of course, do not forget to subscribe or if you get your podcast, so make sure
you do not miss out on the next one. My name is Ash De Neef, thanks so much for
listening and I will see you next time.<br />
<br />
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[end]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-17968494489432594282020-10-14T14:14:00.003+11:002020-10-14T14:14:57.077+11:00Aged Care issues under the spotlight in new podcast series<p>Renowned authors, industry leaders and prominent advocates from across Australia and New Zealand are taking to the mic to examine some of the biggest issues in aged care in a new podcast.</p><p>Currently halfway through its first series, the Aged Care Enrichment (ACE) podcast has explored innovation in aged care, the challenges of adapting to a Covd-19 reality and perceptions of dementia, among other topics.</p><p>ACE is produced by SilVR Adventures, a Melbourne-based start up with the mission of reducing isolation by bringing seniors together through shared experiences in virtual reality.</p><p>We wanted to provide a platform for leading figures from across the aged care sector and beyond to share their knowledge and experiences.</p><blockquote><p><em>“Working to deliver the highest quality of care for seniors takes collaboration and innovation - we hope to contribute to that with the ACE podcast.”</em></p></blockquote><p>Each fortnight our host, Ash De Neef, will be talking to some of the most experts and thought leaders working in aged care today, as well as those working to shape how it looks in the future.</p><div class="slate-resizable-image-embed slate-image-embed__resize-full-width" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="No alt text provided for this image" data-li-src="https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C5612AQEpNHNcXRCafg/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0?e=1608163200&v=beta&t=TnOFrxPoZNPiPGak4GsE1bpPXMOCKj5etKT4-EyzEGY" data-media-urn="" height="400" src="https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C5612AQEpNHNcXRCafg/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0?e=1608163200&v=beta&t=TnOFrxPoZNPiPGak4GsE1bpPXMOCKj5etKT4-EyzEGY" width="400" /></div><p><strong>Guests on the podcast so far</strong></p><p><u>Episode 1: Christine Bryden - author and dementia advocate</u></p><p>Diagnosed with early onset dementia in 1995 at the age of 46, Christine Bryden has become a passionate and outspoken dementia advocate, including writing five books on her experiences. Here Christine talks about her work to address the misconceptions around dementia and her fight to the way people with dementia are viewed.</p><p><u>Episode 2: Julianne Parkinson - CEO of the Global Centre for Modern Ageing</u></p><p>Julianne Parkinson is the head of a not-for-profit that helps organisations create and trial products that help older people live and age well. In this episode, Julianne shares new research on how older Australians are adapting to the Covid-19 pandemic. She also discusses ways to smooth the transition from care in the home to life in aged care facilities.</p><p><u>Episode 3: Kellie Curtain - journalist and author</u></p><p>Kellie Curtain is the author of the acclaimed What Will I Wear to Your Funeral? - the poignant story of the final weeks of her mother’s life and their conversations together. In a frank and fun conversation, Kellie champions the importance of having difficult conversations around dying and talks about her support of the Advanced Care Planning Week.</p><p><u>Episode 4: Karen Lake - Operations Clinical and Quality Manager for Ryman Healthcare</u></p><p>Karen Lake oversees standards of care, service and safety across Ryman retirement villages. Most recently, Karen has been working on a new model of care for people with dementia. In a wide-ranging conversation, Karen opens up about the ideas that underpin this new model of care and the new innovations that could help tackle the challenges of ageing.</p><p>Future guests on the ACE podcast include TV personalities, academics and senior leaders of major care organisations.</p><p><strong>All episodes so far can be found at: </strong><a href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/</strong></a></p><p>The series is also available on all major podcast and streaming platforms by searching “Aged Care Enrichment” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, YouTube and more, and you can subscribe to be notified when future episodes are released.</p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-16245296743721414042020-10-13T09:18:00.001+11:002020-10-13T09:18:34.048+11:00Ep. 05 Aged Care Enrichment Podcast: Jessie Williams - Death Literacy and Reclaiming the End of Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-05-jessie-williams-death-literacy-and-reclaiming-the-end-of-life" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9Rb5nVeye7uYtI-VMkg8UXT7-N28AnAe6vhUtK6SQcobUVgYCMHA-VgSsblRIidbRwcr6zVnRBHi_cR7tJRfS2ba-UVqxjIJk5QD6yjmFrPiDHcVOzE8e_VnsKC-iwjGM5DBI6YIiknM/w484-h272/ACE+Podcast+-+Ep.+05+YT.png" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In this episode, we are talking to Jessie Williams. Jessie is the CEO of the Groundswell Project, a not for profit that helps individuals, organisations, and communities improve how people in Australia die, care and grieve, through a mixture of education, community outreach, and initiatives.</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">They are hoping to make conversations about death and dying more comfortable and more commonplace.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">We talk about death literacy, building compassionate communities to support those at the end of life, and about Jessie’s personal experiences that led her to work with the Groundswell Project.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">We hope you enjoy this conversation: <a href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-05-jessie-williams-death-literacy-and-reclaiming-the-end-of-life" target="_blank">https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-05-jessie-williams-death-literacy-and-reclaiming-the-end-of-life</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">To find out more about the Groundswell Project, please visit: <a href="https://www.thegroundswellproject.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(128, 177, 236) !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.thegroundswellproject.com/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Subscribe, share and we'd would love your feedback too.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Brought to you by <a href="https://silvradventures.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(128, 177, 236) !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SilVR Adventures</a> - every fortnight, we invite aged care industry experts, thought leaders and passionate individuals to share their knowledge and experience with our host Ash De Neef, as we examine ways to improve the quality of care and the quality of life for seniors.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Available on Captivate, ApplePodcast, AmazonPodcast, Spotify, GooglePodcast, PodChaser, YouTube & wherever you get your podcast from.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">#silvradventures #ACEpodcast #agedcareenrichment #podcast #agedcare #seniors #qualityoflife #qualityofcare #australia #newzealand #seniorliving #health #wellness #innovation #technology #solutions #isolation #mentalhealth #community #research #strategy #challenges #opportunities #leadership #groundswell #project #death #literacy #conversation #choice #respect #compassion</p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-59718707361496372292020-10-11T10:01:00.001+11:002020-10-11T10:01:09.081+11:00Ep. 04 Aged Care Enrichment Podcast: Karen Lake - Getting the Edge on Ageing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-04-karen-lake-getting-the-edge-on-ageing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRkNVPBUFCofi_dgjTbs1N8HDYhMC2XPTH3MbNXmFtGjt-ZDdc5Pt4lkBZBhyjc-AIPtlA4I6yHvpsyu6YtQZblC9AnZVD7dc10Jhctu9w-G18bfZCZPHKjl5ANmex0QczNc5IFuJsPoj/w503-h283/ACE+Podcast+-+Ep.+04+YT.png" width="503" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In episode 4, we are talking to </span><a data-attribute-index="0" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniProfile:ACoAABSneLUBO5XDLT5dwhPFRByKoIKdTQRDbWk" data-entity-type="MINI_PROFILE" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABSneLUBO5XDLT5dwhPFRByKoIKdTQRDbWk" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Karen Lake</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Karen is the Operations Clinical and Quality Manager for </span><a data-attribute-index="2" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:3826862" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ryman-healthcare/" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Ryman Healthcare</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. New Zealand's second-largest aged care and with facilities in Australia too.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Karen oversees the team responsible for standards of </span><a data-attribute-index="4" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=care&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#care</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, </span><a data-attribute-index="5" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=service&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#service</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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font-size: 14px;"> within Ryman's villages and has been recently working on a new model of care with </span><a data-attribute-index="7" data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:2886173" data-entity-type="MINI_COMPANY" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spirituk/" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">3SpiritUK Training & Consultancy</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> for people with </span><a data-attribute-index="9" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=dementia&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#dementia</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, which brings the strengths and wishes of the individual to the forefront of care planning.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We cover a lot, including the difference between quality of care and quality of life. Some of the ideas that underpin the new model of dementia care, and some new innovations that are being developed to help give people the edge on aging.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Karen is a terrific source of knowledge for all things dementia and aged care and we hope you enjoy our conversation: </span><a data-attribute-index="36" href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-04-karen-lake-getting-the-edge-on-ageing" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; 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font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#qualityofcare</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="22" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=australia&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#australia</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="23" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=newzealand&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#newzealand</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="24" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=seniorliving&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#seniorliving</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="25" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=health&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#health</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="26" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=wellness&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#wellness</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="27" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=innovation&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#innovation</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="28" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=technology&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#technology</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="29" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=opportunities&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#opportunities</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="30" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=leadership&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#leadership</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="31" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=ryman&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#ryman</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="32" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=healthcare&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#healthcare</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="33" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=support&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#support</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="34" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=operations&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#operations</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="35" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=clinical&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6716504730727784448" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">#clinical</a></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-58102898737442969302020-10-08T07:50:00.000+11:002020-10-08T07:50:24.304+11:00Looking back on better days<p> We love good old stories about people loving life as they age. So for the next three days, that will be our focus! Note, we may be looking into stories from the past, pre-Covid, when interactions were allowed and times were simpler. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bostoneveningtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/portrait_smile_felicidade_happiness_vida_alegria_sorriso-1024x683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" src="https://www.bostoneveningtherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/portrait_smile_felicidade_happiness_vida_alegria_sorriso-1024x683.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy the first few stories here: <a href="https://www.thegoodcaregroup.com/news/4-positive-news-stories-about-older-people-will-raise-smile">https://www.thegoodcaregroup.com/news/4-positive-news-stories-about-older-people-will-raise-smile</a></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-7750963317643256472020-10-05T11:23:00.000+11:002020-10-05T11:23:10.369+11:00Quick Tips: Staying On Track with Mental Health We love a good quick tip article, that outlines clearly some key ideas to help the elderly maintain strong mental states, especially in these extremely uncertain times! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cf.ltkcdn.net/seniors/images/orig/214166-1732x1372-seniorscards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="800" src="https://cf.ltkcdn.net/seniors/images/orig/214166-1732x1372-seniorscards.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>From keeping sharp through activities like scrabble, and reaching out to make new connections (while keeping a safe physical distance, of course, here are some ways to stay sharp as a tack: <a href="http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/44366/20200906/tips-for-keeping-up-with-the-mental-health-of-our-minneapolis-seniors-during-quarantine.htm">http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/44366/20200906/tips-for-keeping-up-with-the-mental-health-of-our-minneapolis-seniors-during-quarantine.htm</a></div>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-3672075952855538102020-10-04T11:13:00.002+11:002020-10-09T11:22:37.012+11:00Happy Fri-YAY!<p> Okay, let's all end this week on a high as we share the third installment of stories we have found in the hopes of spreading more joy and less disease in the world! </p><p>We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we did, even if they are so 2016: <a href="https://www.caring.com/articles/happy-senior-stories-2016">https://www.caring.com/articles/happy-senior-stories-2016</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiXSF5UVWxLKJRJ6T8WR2uRfb-9AQWvQFSBzj2SakukOq1zq48sewm01j3SMNVVngZPvYyLP20GJwE1B4x_qZNZmDZPjzY8zLlo90hQI1UKnq4hhn9Hg7l-Hs_-lBBZuTNeRtGJJMavM2uIICkR2WtaWq4Y6mpR4BCZM7h4ZRijy66ps1H-GpwcbE4RKUJ6kBFTq764yb-UqFR3FhGmkiD5I3W4=s512" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiXSF5UVWxLKJRJ6T8WR2uRfb-9AQWvQFSBzj2SakukOq1zq48sewm01j3SMNVVngZPvYyLP20GJwE1B4x_qZNZmDZPjzY8zLlo90hQI1UKnq4hhn9Hg7l-Hs_-lBBZuTNeRtGJJMavM2uIICkR2WtaWq4Y6mpR4BCZM7h4ZRijy66ps1H-GpwcbE4RKUJ6kBFTq764yb-UqFR3FhGmkiD5I3W4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-13648413510852927522020-10-04T11:08:00.002+11:002021-03-22T12:41:17.334+11:00More happy stories!<p> As promised, find more stories to uplift and bring you joy as we share feel good vibes in these tough times! Click here for day 2: <a href="https://brightside.me/wonder-people/10-stories-about-elderly-people-full-of-love-and-humor-341260/amp">https://brightside.me/wonder-people/10-stories-about-elderly-people-full-of-love-and-humor-341260/amp</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/women-650313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="590" src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/women-650313.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-28287943434583673202020-10-04T10:59:00.003+11:002020-10-06T14:40:08.285+11:00Have a Happy Sweet (Jewish) New Year!<p> Say what you want about tablets and technology, but in these really unprecedented times, it's proven so helpful in keeping us all sane and connected. For our friends in the Jewish communities, this came in really handy as they celebrated Rosh Hashana, their New Year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/de/4a/63de4a6fe96f1bcb0477384950dbc7c8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="800" src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/de/4a/63de4a6fe96f1bcb0477384950dbc7c8.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Read more about their celebrations here: <a href="https://www.heritagefl.com/story/2020/10/02/news/jewish-seniors-enjoyed-rosh-hashanah-via-technology/13867.html">https://www.heritagefl.com/story/2020/10/02/news/jewish-seniors-enjoyed-rosh-hashanah-via-technology/13867.html</a></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-2093724560693244092020-10-04T10:45:00.004+11:002020-10-12T06:50:24.411+11:00As the saying goes.. <p> It's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks. </p><p>Only, in the case of this article featured in a Canadian Publication, they aren't dogs learning tricks, they're seniors updating their knowledge on technology! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTH8hTZ-2jWuFNMdExjVd2FApR5gYvBZP1_Ug&usqp=CAU" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTH8hTZ-2jWuFNMdExjVd2FApR5gYvBZP1_Ug&usqp=CAU" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This is an uplifting story of how people in the prime of their life are taking control back in this pandemic and learning how to keep up to date with their loved ones in difficult days. Read more about it here: <a href="https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/mobile/new-poll-says-pandemic-has-prompted-seniors-to-learn-new-technology-1.5129292">https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/mobile/new-poll-says-pandemic-has-prompted-seniors-to-learn-new-technology-1.5129292</a></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-67619865430013270812020-09-28T10:22:00.000+10:002020-09-28T10:22:19.033+10:00Helping Seniors Connect Online<p> With a lot of businesses opting to shift into the virtual world, there are understandably a lot of Seniors feeling a little left out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://easytechseniors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Seniors-with-a-computer-864x602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="800" src="https://easytechseniors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Seniors-with-a-computer-864x602.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thankfully, there is a company that offers their services for free to enable the elderly to reconnect to this new version of the world: <a href="https://www.kens5.com/article/news/investigations/eyewitness-wants-to-know/free-services-help-seniors-connect-online/273-146cd1eb-c028-4e99-bfda-f0c0309bfa47" target="_blank">https://www.kens5.com/article/news/investigations/eyewitness-wants-to-know/free-services-help-seniors-connect-online/273-146cd1eb-c028-4e99-bfda-f0c0309bfa47</a></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-33801306368704393292020-09-22T08:16:00.004+10:002020-09-22T08:16:25.129+10:00Ep. 03 Aged Care Enrichment Podcast: Kellie Curtain - Difficult Conversations and Good Goodbyes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-03-kellie-curtain-difficult-conversations-and-good-goodbyes" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFuz_KNgaoTk9J0984T0eqmw3C6U-kvwOpQhbAVunEVD7D5oh-Yh70t55H5DGPFon0hJQX1iMBCw9WuqyYUcBN8HmFTB_Qrxh-zGBgURo5uI7qnJ2SbrMNNpD71FVaqa8DypwKwdo-Uq3/w510-h287/ACE+Podcast+-+Ep.+03+YT.png" width="510" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Episode 03 released! We are talking to </span><a class="ql-mention" data-entity-urn="urn:li:fs_normalized_profile:ACoAAAYWZwYBShNnQPeUuiUp7h9qb2YrNtVCHF0" data-guid="6" data-object-urn="urn:li:member:102131462" data-original-text="Kellie Curtain" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/23713221/admin/?share=true#" spellcheck="false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kellie Curtain</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Kellie is a journalist and author who is outspoken about the end of life and the necessity of having difficult conversations about dying.</span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Following the death of her mum in 2009, Kellie wrote the book, What Will I Wear to Your Funeral? which takes an honest look at the last month of her mum's life and the important conversations they were having towards the end.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kellie is an advocate for Advance Care Planning Week, consultant for <a class="ql-mention" data-entity-urn="urn:li:fs_normalized_company:1117700" data-guid="7" data-object-urn="urn:li:company:1117700" data-original-text="Breast Cancer Network Australia" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/23713221/admin/?share=true#" spellcheck="false" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline;">Breast Cancer Network Australia</a>.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was a surprisingly fun and honest conversation, and Kellie is really unafraid to delve into uncomfortable territory. </p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brought to you by <a class="ql-mention" data-entity-urn="urn:li:fs_normalized_company:23713221" data-guid="8" data-object-urn="urn:li:company:23713221" data-original-text="SilVR Adventures" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/23713221/admin/?share=true#" spellcheck="false" style="background: transparent; 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Subscribe, share and we'd would love your feedback.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Listen here: <a href="https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-03-kellie-curtain-difficult-conversations-and-good-goodbyes">https://ace-aged-care-enrichm.captivate.fm/episode/ep-03-kellie-curtain-difficult-conversations-and-good-goodbyes</a></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To read a preview of What Will I Wear to Your Funeral? and purchase a copy, please visit: <a href="https://amzn.asia/3zE3hqk">https://amzn.asia/3zE3hqk</a></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://seniorplanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/senior-using-laptop-blowing-steam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://seniorplanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/senior-using-laptop-blowing-steam.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>SilVR Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944819339630707174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727998617057799892.post-43073337128706499172020-09-21T14:51:00.002+10:002020-09-21T14:51:42.818+10:00#03 Kellie Curtain - Difficult Conversations and Good Goodbyes - FULL TRANSCRIPT<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6N162rTwJWFsH4oOaTDckA-FgXor1W4Px-_zEorkt7w1FsYjaTD2o2WH9P4hAteutxnXskMm2HxtVTFqCZzDFhQ_iCptX-S3z_N5mWtfdXFKKQB6rI75MCBSMUDjmk6YDZgovJ4H4JiQB/s1280/ACE+Podcast+-+Ep.+03+YT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6N162rTwJWFsH4oOaTDckA-FgXor1W4Px-_zEorkt7w1FsYjaTD2o2WH9P4hAteutxnXskMm2HxtVTFqCZzDFhQ_iCptX-S3z_N5mWtfdXFKKQB6rI75MCBSMUDjmk6YDZgovJ4H4JiQB/w578-h325/ACE+Podcast+-+Ep.+03+YT.png" width="578" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ash
De Neef: Hello, and welcome to the Aged Care Enrichment or ACE Podcast brought
to you by SilVR Adventures. Every fortnight, we invite aged care industry
experts, thought leaders, and passionate individuals to share their knowledge
and experience with us as we examine ways to improve the quality of care and
the quality of life for seniors. I am your host, Ash De Neef, and in today's
episode, we are talking to Kellie Curtain. Kellie is a journalist and author
who is outspoken about the end of life and the necessity of having difficult
conversations about dying. Following the death of her mum in 2009, Kellie wrote
the book, What Will I Wear to Your Funeral?, Which takes an honest look at the
last month of her mum's life and the important conversations they were having
towards the end. Kellie is also an advocate for Advance Care Planning Week and
the host of the Upfront About Breast Cancer podcast. This was a surprisingly
fun and honest conversation, and Kellie is really unafraid to delve into
uncomfortable territory. So, I hope you enjoy this conversation with Kellie
Curtain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hey,
sorry, it is me again. Just a quick note to say that you will hear a little bit
of noise in the line in this interview, but it really does not detract from the
value and importance of what Kellie is saying. Anyway, enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kellie,
thank you so much for joining us today.<br />
<br />
Kellie Curtain: Pleasure to be here.<br />
<br />
Ash: Can we start with you just giving us a little bit of your backstory?<br />
<br />
Kellie: My life was fairly ordinary and normal and tracking as it usually would
until I was told that my mother had breast cancer and that she was going to die
so, that flipped everything on its head for us, me personally, my immediate
family. It was a massive shock because even though at some time in your life,
everyone is going to die. When actually it is staring at you, it is something
very, very hard to deal with.<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah. You wrote your book, What Will I Wear to Your Funeral? About the
experience of your mum passing away, right? Can you talk a bit about the book
first?<br />
<br />
Kellie: So, you are right, it is called, What Will I Wear to Your Funeral? And
that is a really confronting question, but it is also one of the many, many
questions you have to ask yourself when someone you love dies. And the
conversations that I had with my mother before her death were so important to
me because I did not want to be left having to guess what she would want after
she died. So, the book is very much about lots of cups of tea, lots of glasses
of red wine, lots of shades of bright lipstick, and the beautiful, beautiful
conversations. Some of them were really tough, some of them were really funny,
but then the important conversations that I knew I had to have with her whilst
I still could, and I am just... Every day I am grateful that I did because I
think it made the most profound difference, not only to her final week but also
as part of our grieving process moving forward.<br />
<br />
Ash: And the book is very honest with the conversations you were having and
also with your feelings about those conversations. Some of my favourite parts
of it are where you are very honestly acknowledging how selfish you are being.
How has the experience of being so vulnerable with the book?<br />
<br />
Kellie: Well, I knew that if I was going to write a memoir, and it is a memoir,
although it is essentially it could be anybody's story. I would like to think
of it very much as a love story. But when you are writing a memoir, you have to
commit to being authentic because otherwise, the holes appear all over the place.
So I knew that if I was going to tell the story, it had to be warts and all,
and that also included being honest because originally the book started just as
a record, a journal for me and for my children so that we would remember those
really special times that we had with my mum, not just in the final weeks, but
throughout my whole life. And, also I hoped that it would bring a few laughs to
people and also make others feel less alone when they are going through a
similar journey, and everybody's experience of losing a loved one is different,
it is always different, so it was never going to be a template for "This
is how you should do it" or "This is what I suggest." It is just
what we did. And, I think it just kept it real because even in this baddest of
times, in the worst of times, the world continues to turn and children, still
need feeding and you still have to have a shower, and there is still school
runs to be made, and that is part of the beauty of life, and also a real
reminder that nothing really stops. Everything has to keep going and not even
cancer and not even death will make time standstill.<br />
<br />
Ash: And you have said that you are passionate about the very unpopular topic
of conversations about death. Can you talk about that a bit?<br />
<br />
Kellie: Yeah, see, it is a real crowd-stopper is not it, saying, "Hey, let
us talk about dying. Let us talk about death." I think the thing is that
largely, people do not want to talk about dying because they find it... It is
fear. People are fearful of dying, and they are fearful of dying I think
because death is largely unknown. We do not know what happens after death. It
also makes you feel very vulnerable, and people do not like to feel vulnerable
or out of control, but what I have found, and it was not because I thought,
"Look, I am going to have all these conversations with mum, and this is
going to make it all better." It happened, it is only with hindsight and
having lost my father when I was much younger at twenty-one. He died suddenly. So,
there were no final conversations. There were no goodbyes. It was quick, so
there was no suffering. He died of a heart attack. And, because my mother was
still around, she was left to make all the decisions. But as your final parent
dies, you know that all those decisions are going to be left to you. And I did
not want to muck it up. I did not want to have to guess. And my mother was my
best friend. We were extremely close. So, if anybody was supposed to know, it
should have been me or my brother. But, as we got closer to what was going to
be inevitably her death, I became profoundly aware and concerned that I was
going to muck it up and look, you could certainly say, "Well, there is no
wrong or right." But is a burden that those left behind are going to have
to carry. And so, when I was having those conversations with mum and I had say,
"When do you want to stop the treatment?" I did not want to be left
with that decision. I did not want to be the one to say, "Stop having that
medication now" which would have expedited the process of her actual
death. I did not want to have to choose her casket because that is the other
thing, when decisions are left with someone other than the person concerned, as
a way of expressing love or gratitude or the importance of a family member, you
feel like you have got to spend money. And one of the things mum said to me
was, "Do not go and spend money on a casket. It is going up in smoke. That
is ridiculous." But frankly, we did not want to look tight. We were like,
"Well, [inaudible] wheel you out in a cardboard box, we are going to look
undignified." Well, and it ended up looking beautiful because we decorated
it with the kids' handprints then it was absolutely magnificent, and it was
actually quite therapeutic as well. But all those decisions that if you do not
make them, they are going to leave to someone else. For some people, it is
important that they have that choice. For others, they think, "Well, I do
not care. I will be dead." But maybe spare of bought for the person that
is going to be left behind to [inaudible] about those decisions and desperately
wanting to make the right ones. But if it has not been articulated, then you
are only ever just guessing, and there have been extraordinary research to show
that those who have the conversation with their loved one, those left behind,
are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression several months on.<br />
<br />
Ash: Right. So, you can see how it contributes to an increased quality of life
to be able to have those conversations earlier, right?<br />
<br />
Kellie: Improvement in the quality of life for everyone. Because for the person
concerned, whether they are terminally ill or have a chronic disease or even
die suddenly if they have had the conversation, the research shows that they
feel like they are no longer a burden. There is also evidence to suggest that
those who do make their wishes known feel relieved because they do not have to
worry about care that they do not wish to have. They get to make the choice as
to what is there, what they perceive as a good quality of life. And in many
cases, it reduces dramatically the effect of an unwanted intervention, the
number of people who do not end up in ICU because they have articulated their
wishes not to be resuscitated, not to be on life support. That all as a result of
having had a conversation with a loved one, a carer, or a medical professional
well in advance of that happening.<br />
<br />
Kellie: Let us face it. No one really knows when it is going to happen. But if
you have had it earlier, then it is done. And no one says it is set in stone. I
remember I think my mother had said to me, in my twenty, there was that Bette
Midler song from Beaches, Wing Beneath My Wings, and it used to come on
regularly on the radio. She would say, "Oh, make sure you play that at my
funeral." Thirty-odd years later, I am sitting beside her, and I am, like,
"So, that Bette Midler song, Wind Beneath My Wings," she goes,
"Oh. Oh, God, no. No, no, no." "You always told me that that is
exactly what you would like." She goes, "That was thirty years ago.
Not now." [inaudible] prerogative to change one's mind all the way.<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah. One of the things that I really like about your book is that there
are a lot of those conversations in the book, but you do not shy away from how
difficult and emotional they can be. I think it is one thing for us to sit here
and say, "You should have the conversations," but knowing that they
are difficult and knowing that there will be emotional, do you have any
thoughts about how to enter into those conversations?<br />
<br />
Kellie: Everyone is different, and what is important to one family is not
important to another. There is no template. In the book, I mentioned how, at
one point, I just found it incredibly unfair. Yet my mother was seventy and she
had grown children and grandchildren, so there was a lot to be thankful for.
When we were sitting in the chemo ward and there would be younger people who
had a whole life ahead of them and I would feel compassion, horrible. But if I
was brutally honest with myself, which I was in the book, it was like,
"Yeah, but she is my mother, and I still want her around." I am not
about to trade her place for somebody else's. And, yes, possibly not my
proudest moment, but it was just that is what it was. And I think honesty,
honesty is the only way to have those sorts of conversations, even if it is to
declare straight up, "I feel awkward about having this conversation. This
hurts. I am scared." Honesty. Quite often, someone who is, well, when we
were talking about someone who is terminally ill, they do not want to talk
about it with a loved one because they do not want to upset. I think it is a
very individual process. Some people have a warped sense of humour, like my
family, and we argue and fight, well, with each other about who is going in the
cheaper box. It can all be done with a bit of humour because, like most things
in life, the big milestone, we plan for. We planned for births, we plan for
marriages, we planned for twenty-first. Big milestones in our life. We never
think twice about putting great effort to make sure that it goes as planned.
Yet when it comes to the bookend of life, that you are born and then you die,
and no one is an exception, in this case, that is one thing that we do not tend
to plan for. Again, it is like any other milestone. Some people will plan it
down to what flowers they would like at their service, what sort of service,
who should sit where what colours to wear. And others will just do the bare
bones. I think that more than anything is the bare bones, and the bare bones have
to be what is important to you. From an advanced care planning point of view,
for which I am an ambassador, that is very much about encouraging people to,
well, ideally have it recorded. But otherwise have a conversation that
articulates what you would like done in your medical care if you are not in a
position to communicate it, for whatever reason. And I think that, no, is it
going to make a huge difference if the flowers at your funeral are not what you
might have pitched? No. But sometimes the surprising little things will give
you comfort. One of the questions I asked my mother was, "How do I look
after your orchid?" She would have that orchid for twenty years, and I
knew it was going into my care, and I did not want to be the one to kill it.
And I do not...<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah.<br />
<br />
Kellie: Well, I did not have a green thumb. But we have just recently marked my
mother's tenth anniversary, and that orchid looks amazing.<br />
<br />
Ash: It is still going, wow.<br />
<br />
Kellie: It is still going, and it brings me such joy. So, quite often, it is
the little thing. It is the little things that will bring loved ones to comfort
many, many years on because of what might be a seemingly insignificant
conversation. It is about just starting the conversation, and you do not have
to have it all in one go. It does not have to be incredibly detailed. It is
about breaking that ice. It is like anything, good advertising. Just do it.
Just do it. You do not have to climb the mountain in one session. You just have
to have that first conversation. Ask one question over the period of a couple
of weeks, and that could be whether you are the carer or the loved one. It does
not have to be as full-on, and the word 'dying' does not always have to come
up. It is about actually recording the memories, as well as your plan, your
plans for a good policy of life, no matter how long that life is lit.<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah. When you are talking about the orchid, you remind me of another part
of the book where you really want to learn to sew from your mom. You really
wanted to get these Santa sacks down. You wanted to have the techniques so you
could keep it going and it eventually fell away. And that feels like a very
honest thing for it to be something that feels like a nice idea, but in
reality, how possible is it? From what you are saying, it sounds like the tone
of it is just to be very honest about what you care about.<br />
<br />
Kellie: Well, it is. And it had a certain romance to it. Mum had always sewed
[inaudible] for the children and she was a florist by trade, but when she
retired and basically became an adoring Nana, she had sewed the children
nightdresses and pyjamas and twirling skirts and headbands. And it was almost
like I felt like I needed to carry on the traditions. I was not really that
interested. I just thought I should. And so, we tried it and like anything when
you are really not all that passionate about it, it sort of goes by the wayside
really quickly. And I was sad there for a moment. And then I realized she had
actually been teaching me so much more. I had so many more lessons from her
than sewing.<br />
<br />
Ash: There is quite a bit of, because you had young children at the time, you
had three daughters and a son just arrived during the process of your mum's
journey, and there were some conversations that needed to be had with your
young daughters. Because you have this passion for talking about death, how do
you approach that with your kids who I assume are now teenagers?<br />
<br />
Kellie: Yes, they are. They are teenagers. I think it is worth noting that I
did not have this passion beforehand. It was not like mum's terminal illness
and I thought, "Oh, great. Great test case here." It the benefit of
hindsight, which of course like so many lessons in life through the benefit of
the rear-view mirror, the test is when you lose someone or about to lose
someone you love, there is no happy ending here. It is incredibly sad that
there is no avoiding. I did consult professionals because I was also very aware
that they were young, that my mum was part of their everyday life. She lived at
the end of my street, so she was extremely involved, and I did not want to scar
them emotionally. I wanted to handle it in the correct way. And the advice that
came back was, "You need to be honest and you need to play it by ear. You
need to read the signs of your children." And it was remarkable how they
all handled it all very differently. And they are all very close in age. But my
eldest at the time was so stoic and then completely lost it. And in the book, I
remember writing that as a way of just trying to grasp at straws to try and
console her, I offered her a Coke. And she screamed at me that she did not want
a Coke. Nothing was going to make her feel better ever again. And I was really
worried, I was worried. And my youngest child was under one, but the other
three, the three girls, we had decided to all go and I would take them
separately, they would buy a bunch of flowers for Nana and a small gift, and
they would take their own cards and they would have time with her alone. And
that is what we did. And my third child, who was only three at the time, just
wanted to sit on her Nana's bed and ate lollies, which was probably to be
expected. And one of my other daughters actually found it quite scary and did
not want to be left alone with her. But they all chose beautiful cards, and
ironically, McKenzie, who is, I think, six or seven at the time, when I went to
get her, her card, she chose not a "get well", not a "thank
you", but a goodbye card. So, there was an acute awareness of it, but
there are some bits that you have got to laugh too. When they are on their way
to swimming lessons and one child's said to the other and the back of the car,
"If I do not cry when Nana dies, can you bite me? Because I want to be
able to cry." So out of the mouths of babes. And even when another's
interpretation, we are all sitting on the bed one morning together, and the end
we knew was going to be within the next week or two, and one of the children
snuggled next to me and said, "What happens when you die?" And before
I could even start, child number two jumps in and says, "I know. I know
what happens when you die. They dig a hole in the ground and they put you in
like a guitar case, and then they put you in the ground and they put a sign on
top that says, 'Nana is in here.'" And for someone that has no idea what
happens, she was a fire off the mark, except that mum was created. But that was
her perception. So, there is no right, there is no wrong. And so much of
people's fear, whether it be an adult or a child, is just being able to listen
and acknowledge that fear. And then suddenly it is no longer a fear.<br />
<br />
Ash: Absolutely. Now, you mentioned before Advanced Care Planning, and I
understand you are associated with that organization. Can you talk about that a
bit?<br />
<br />
Kellie: Yeah. So I am an ambassador for Advanced Care Planning Week, which is a
federal government initiative that encourages people who fill out a document or
have a conversation with a loved one that indicates their medical choices in
the event that they cannot make them themselves. And the statistics show us
that eighty-five percent of Australians will die of a chronic illness, not
suddenly. So that is a fairly large proportion of us that have ample time to
make those wishes clear. Unfortunately, beyond the vast majority will never do
that.<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah.<br />
<br />
Kellie: And that, as I mentioned before, ends up with unnecessary intervention
and decisions that they have to be made under pressure, and decisions like that
are far worse made under pressure. Conversations about dying are far worse
under pressure and when it is imminent, which is why I think conversations,
when you are well and able, is the way forward.<br />
<br />
Ash: Absolutely. Now, Kellie, you are also the host of the Upfront About Breast
Cancer Podcast. This was something you helped develop, you said. Can you tell
us the story of that one?<br />
<br />
Kellie: So, my mother did die of breast cancer, although the book is not about
breast cancer. So, I began work with Breast Cancer Network Australia, which
provides free support for Australians with breast cancer. They do not do any
research. So, they are there to inform and connect those who have just been
diagnosed, those who are undergoing treatment, and post-treatment as well. It
is a massive network and not surprising given that twenty-thousand Australians
are diagnosed every year with the disease. So Upfront About Breast Cancer, the
podcast, was designed to offer a place to listen to real people, real stories,
and to answer the questions that you are either too afraid to ask in a medical
setting or just through the sheer gravity or busyness of life, you forget to
ask. And there is nothing like hearing somebody else's story and finding that
it is similar to yours, and you feel less alone. So, it is very much based on
real-life experiences. And it also incorporates a medical professional in just
about all of the podcast that gives advice and demystifies a lot of the
technical jargon too, to help you navigate the health system or the path that
someone with breast cancer is on. And there are so many paths to be on too.<br />
<br />
Ash: Kellie, you mentioned the episode with Jules Domigan. It was a great one.
Can you talk about that episode a bit?<br />
<br />
Kellie: Yeah, so again, of all the episodes... And they are all very powerful,
all the stories are really powerful. But again, end-of-life is a topic that is
tough, and it is like the elephant in the room, no one wants to go there. And
whilst breast cancer survival rates are amazing, we still lose more than
three-thousand women every year to the disease. So, it is real, it is an issue.
End-of-life conversations are extremely important. Now, Jules was thirty-four
when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was pregnant at the time. And
she had triple-negative breast cancer, which is predominant in women under
forty, and the prognosis is poor. So, once she was diagnosed, it was unlikely
to have a happy ending, but that did not stop her from giving everything to it.
So, the podcast that we did with Jules was about end-of-life, because her
treatment had stopped, and she was in palliative care. And that was two years
on from her diagnosis. And what was really powerful about that conversation
with Jules was that she wanted people to know that to talk about dying, to talk
about palliative care, to be in palliative care did not mean you were giving up
hope, because you should never give up hope. But she also felt that it was
almost foolish not to make sure that her choices had been heard and were
recorded, so that in the event that she did not get a miracle, that everyone
could carry out her wishes. And her daughter was eighteen months when Jules
died, and she actually died a week after the podcast.<br />
<br />
Ash: Wow.<br />
<br />
Kellie: But she was prepared. Ready? No, but prepared, yes. And that gave her
enormous comfort. And the big takeaway I took from Jules, because she was so
young, and it is not a happy ending. It was just cruel, it was tragic. But what
she wanted her family and friends to know, and what she wanted to achieve by
doing that podcast was to say to others, "You know what? Talking about
death and preparing for it will not make it happen any quicker." And that
had a really profound effect on me too. And it is the one thing that I would
say to anyone talking about it, though fearful, though uncomfortable, though it
makes you feel vulnerable. It does not make it happen one second earlier than
it is going to.<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah, it is funny how simple it sounds when you say it out loud, but it is
just this thing about talking about death that people think you invoke the name
death, and then it comes sooner. But you are right, it has no bearing on when
you go.<br />
<br />
Kellie: Right.<br />
<br />
Ash: The way that you guys talk in that podcast is so blunt and direct. It is
nice to listen to when I think you said something like, "You are at the
pointing end now, are not you Jules?" "Yes, I am definitely at the
pointy end." I guess there is many different ways to have those
conversations, but it is nice to imagine that you can have that conversation
with a slice of humour as well. It does not just have to be doom and gloom.<br />
<br />
Kellie: After that podcast, it did go down very, very quickly, as sometimes
happens. Even when someone does have a terminal illness, it can end quite
dramatically, and it did. And she poetically, but equally, as sadly died on her
thirty-sixth birthday. But in the week before, she started up a dance challenge
from her palliative care bed to all her friends to do all these goofy dances.
And she was pure joy, she really was, she was pure joy. But yeah, boy, was she
blunt.<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah, you talked about some of the ideas of preparing instead of being
ready. Can you share some of the preparations that either Jules or your mom
made before passing away?<br />
<br />
Kellie: Well, I think it is all dependent on where you are in your life. As a
young woman with a baby that she was going to leave behind. Jules made sure she
had a birthday card for every one of Rory's birthdays until she was eighteen.<br />
<br />
Ash: Wow.<br />
<br />
Kellie: She had entrusted a circle of women with whose qualities she admired
and basically made them fairy godmothers for a specific character, for truth,
for honesty, and they all got given a charm bracelet and made boxes to make
sure that while she is not here, she will still be part of Rory's life. She
recorded videos. For my mother, it was completely different. Her children were
grown and a lot of moms [inaudible] were more the affairs in order. [inaudible]
put a lot of stuff into boxes. She said what she wanted to be thrown out. There
was still a lot of, no one ever gets tidied up as they should have been, but
something is better than nothing, and all the big decisions for us were made.
It is very different, if there is still one remaining parent, then they carry
on whether it be in the family home. So, everybody's circumstances are
different. For me, and for mom, it was what do you want to wear when you die?
She was specific that she did not want a viewing. That was it. She did not want
anyone going to the crematorium. She was also adamant that she did not want
visitors in the last remaining weeks of her life. She wanted to keep it close.
Other people want to be able to say goodbye. I think that is the one upside of
a terminal illness is that you can somehow find the good in goodbye, and that
is a real gift that you do not really appreciate until later, and you
understand that being able to say goodbye to someone, whether it is literally
saying goodbye or whether knowing that it is likely to be one of the last times
you will connect, whether it is just through holding someone's hand or dropping
them a note, it really goes a very long way to the end of someone's life. Being
able to say, to know in your heart, that this is possibly the last time versus
tragic accident or unforeseen circumstances where there is no preparation at
all. So I think I would say to anybody, as hard as it can be preparing, even in
small ways, in your way, in your own personal way, will serve you well.<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah, Kellie, we are just about out of time. We have touched a lot of
topics here. Is there anything final you want to share with people maybe who are
looking at diagnosis or even just anybody thinking about death? Anything you
want to share?<br />
<br />
Kellie: I think it really is about looking after the people you love, looking
after yourself, making your choices known, and having those important
conversations. It is a choice, and I do not think you will ever regret having
had that conversation. And it is never too late the habit until it is too late.
So, it is a challenge. I think that there is no happy ending. There really is
not, but there is good to be found in saying goodbye and preparing.<br />
<br />
Ash: Yeah. Wow. Thank you so much for your time today, Kellie, that was
fantastic.<br />
<br />
Kellie: It is a pleasure.<br />
<br />
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the Aged Care Enrichment or ACE podcast brought to you by SilVR Adventures.
Every fortnight, we invite aged care industry experts, thought leaders and
passionate individuals to share their knowledge and experience with us as we
examine ways to improve the quality of care and the quality of life for
seniors. I am your host, Ashley De Neef. And our guest today is Julianne
Parkinson. Julianne is the CEO of the Global Centre for Modern Ageing, a
not-for-profit that helps organizations and individuals devise products and
services that allow older people to live and age well. Through their life lab,
they partner with volunteers in simulated environments to help discover what things
make a difference to the lives of elderly Australians. Julianne comes to this
interview armed with fresh research about how older Australians are adapting to
the COVID pandemic, and we go in depth on some ways to smooth the transitions
between care in the home and life in aged care facilities. There is a lot
covered here. So, I hope you enjoy this conversation with Julianne Parkinson.
All right, thank you so much for joining us Julianne on the podcast. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Julianne Parkinson: It is a pleasure to be here, Ashley. Thank you. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Can we start with a bit of background about yourself? <br />
<br />
Julianne: Yes, certainly. I have lived all over Australia, I raised a family,
and in my professional life, I have always been interested in how humans can be
growing themselves as individuals, also how we can grow our economies and
societies at the same time. While I have been living here in South Australia,
we have been seeing this emergence of the importance of the ageing phenomenon,
and what it meant to society here in Australia and overseas, and also what it
could mean to business and governments if we were to understand people as we
age and how we can make a difference by sharing that evidence-based
understanding in ways that bring innovation and change to improve people's
lives throughout life's course. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Fantastic. That sounds very linked to your work with the Global Centre
for Modern Ageing. What is the Global Centre for Modern Ageing? <br />
<br />
Julianne: Well, the Global Centre for Modern Ageing is a not-for-profit organization,
and we exist for the reasons I have just described to you, Ashley. It is
understanding the way in which people are changing the way they wish to live
their lives in their sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties, and beyond,
realizing that an extended longevity is part of life. But also understanding
that we are not necessarily living better. And so, we want to bring evidence
and understanding that allow and almost to be the conduit, I guess, as an
organization with our research platform and our co-design capability that is
internationally accredited to allow older people to work alongside research
partners, entrepreneurs, organizations, not-for-profits, and governments, to
imagine how they would like to live their life going forward and what products
or services we should invent from this moment on. Be it adaptations of existing
products or services, or brand-new ways of thinking that we bring to the market
to allow people to have two things. A better choice, by the way, in which they
decide how they will spend their day participating in life, contribute to
society, and at the same time be supported, and the breadth of choices. So,
improve the quality of the choices and the breadth of the choices, but all
informed by the people who are wanting to live their lives differently. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Well, that is fantastic. That seems like an important element that can
often be missing in the creation of new services and new products. Would you
agree that the work of the Global Centre for Modern Ageing is primarily
research-based?<br />
<br />
Julianne: We certainly use research and evidence to inform the basis of
everything that we do. It is always co-designed with the older person at the
forefront. With that said, we do appreciate that life is intergenerational, and
humanity at its best is when it acts as a holistic community. So, we are not
limited with the work that we do to purely older people, but it is the
centricity of older people that we have at the forefront of our work. And with
the emergence of the growing numbers of population both in Australia, ASEAN,
and indeed globally, what better investment can we be making in society and in
the economy than to get this right. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Absolutely. And just before we started recording, you were mentioning
the life lab that you are heading down there today. What is the life lab? <br />
<br />
Julianne: Thank you. Well, the life lab is a set of processes and methodologies
in a form of a physical place which allows us to have a safe independent
platform to test and validate trial products and services that are existing and
future ideas to inform better product development into the future. The life lab
itself is a simulated studio which we have based at the Tonsley Innovation
Precinct here in South Australia. It is one of the leading innovation precincts
worldwide. Our research encouraged us to base that facility there so that we
could support Australian entrepreneurs, governments, and citizens, to have a
safe place to carry out trialling, testing, and validation, often as you would
appreciate, Ashley, where we need products to work is in real life settings.
That is where life takes place. So, our work takes place in various forms, but
the simulated studio which has cameras and sensors and allows us to store and
record people's nonverbal and verbal responses to the experiences they are
having with a particular product or service or even the notion of a new product
or service, to help inform that development. The Tonsley Precinct has
innovation status which allows us to do some testing in a safe and
well-governed way. But that it would not be allowed in a normally regulated
spot. So, by way of example, four or five years ago, the Tonsley Innovation
Precinct had autonomous vehicles being trialled there well before as we are
seeing them trailed now in communities, townships, and cities. So, it is at the
leading edge, if you like, to allow that innovation to accelerate through smart
iterations of code design and development. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Awesome. So, this sounds like a lot of the co-designing opportunities
are coming through the life lab. <br />
<br />
Julianne: Well, certainly, it is almost our front door. Be it via zoom meetings
such as the one we are having today or teleconferences, and certainly
face-to-face visits when we are in different years that are not as COVID
influenced as right now. And we can theme the simulated studio. We have a fully
working kitchen which allows us to not just imagine but work through the
practicalities of working with food and its relationship to packaging, to the
marketing, tools and equipment in the kitchen, that allow us to get on with
living our lives independently. We are also able to theme the space entirely
neutral and then create environments, a workplace of tomorrow, bedrooms of
tomorrow, homes of tomorrow, doctor surgeries of tomorrow, and all sorts of
spaces and places that reflect real life environments. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Well, it is exciting to imagine the potential of that sort of space and
having a dedicated environment which you can try on new things in. <br />
<br />
Julianne: Well, absolutely. And one of the dedicated nuances of what we have is
the night vision that we have with our cameras and sensors. So, as we know,
people are wanting to live at home for as long as they can stay independent for
as long as possible and to be supported as distinct to be cared for
necessarily. And where support meets care, what is that transition? And then to
full care, what does that look like? So, we are fascinated by the transition
points that all of us go through as humans. Not that age is necessarily the
reason we transition. Life events make us transition. The moment you trip and
fall in, you are in a moon boot. The moment you have a newborn, you are
navigating in a pram, or you are the grandmother navigating the pram. All those
circumstances in life create changes where we need to adapt ourselves and
hopefully with products or services that enable us to live the way we intend
to. But this life lab with that space does provide a safe house, a
well-governed house, an evidence-based house, to inform when we do conduct
trials in real-life settings, what were some of the glitches that we might want
to narrow down or avoid as a result of those early trials? So, it brings more
confidence to the real-life trials, and it is certainly fabulous for our
products that are in prototype stage. People are wanting to test and iterate
all sorts of aspects. Be them technology enabled products or services, or raw
training that might be given by a carer to a resident of an aged care home.
There is no limit to the way in which we can utilize the space to inform the
future. <br />
<br />
Ashley: To give the listeners an idea of the kinds of things that you can try
on there, do you have any things that have been trialled recently in the life
lab? <br />
<br />
Julianne: Oh, sure. We have had some fantastic projects. I think what is
important here is the quality of the co-designer. So, it is the people who are
part of our community. We have a Global Centre for Modern Ageing community of
co-designers that are predominantly older people, but not only, who put their
hands up to be parts of trials of varying types and persuasions. A terrific one
that comes to mind was an entrepreneur who had created a physiotherapy
rehabilitation device. At the time, it was designed for high-performance
athletes to recover from injuries or sporting ailments and get back on field.
It was to support them and their sports physiotherapist. This entrepreneur
realized that there are a lot of older people on the planet than
high-performance athletes. And if he were to take his product and adapt it
through co-design process, what could be the possibilities? And that was a
tremendous project to work through. In fact, what was most interesting when we
ran that project through the life lab with the entrepreneur, their research
partner, and also the co-designers themselves or the older people, he was
fascinated as an entrepreneur to learn that he did not need to change too many
aspects of his product at all. So, one of the things about our work is not
always that you need to make excessive changes to things. What our platform
does do though is provide the evidence and the confidence that the changes you
make will be in line with the sorts of desires of the experience your ultimate
end customer or end user would want. That is one example. And since then, that
entrepreneur has shifted his business strategy, which is now, I believe,
entirely focused on creating products and services for the older people market.
So, he is now got more other projects in research and development. So, it sends
a signal to Australian businesses about older people being an important
consumer base, a wealth of importance, to clearly understand. And when you
create products or services with those people helping you guide that direction
of the development; the benefits can be numerous. It is almost too many to
mention. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Yeah. It sounds like you guys are well positioned between policy and
private enterprise and innovation. And, like you said, creating awareness that
there is a market there for elder people to engage in products and that maybe
there is more potential than originally thought. We are recording this
interview in late August two thousand twenty, and there is this pandemic going
on. I think the Global Centre for Modern Ageing has done quite a bit of research
throughout the pandemic. Is that right, Julianne? <br />
<br />
Julianne: Oh, look. Unlike many others around the globe, we were concerned, and
yet at the same time, fascinated by what the COVID-19 pandemic meant to people.
And as an organization, we invested quite quickly in seeking to understand that
in the context of Australians living at home. In fact, we have undertaken to
date a study during COVID that has been running since March in sort of six or
eight-week increments reaching over a between one thousand two hundred and one
thousand three hundred people's homes in Australia. Of people aged over the age
of eighteen, Ashley, as I said, we are interested in older people, but we love
to see that in the context of how it is affecting society. We were keen to understand
what has been changing for people during that time. As recently as I can think,
our next report is due out by the end of this week. So, that will be the latest
one. It is available on our website, publicly available, and all free to assist
the society to understand. Some remarkable insights have come from that work. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Yeah. Can you give us a little teaser of some of the insights that you
found? <br />
<br />
Julianne: Sure. Well, I think at the outset, it is fair to say that older
people have shown resounding resilience during this period. Despite often being
older people at the centre of the concern as we saw with the high-risk
categories early on, and that has remained the case not only in one category
clearly but concerning one that we needed to keep safe. Because one of the
positive things we saw from that is that during the pandemic, through the eyes
of people who completed the survey, they were buoyed by the community
involvement. Outreached citizens gave to each other support and care whether it
is your neighbour, the extended use of contacting friends and family and
reaching out in ways that people did not normally take time for and have the
mindfulness and thoughtfulness to do. So, they brought a great deal of
confidence that this pandemic, as dire and as serious as it is, was bringing
what we call a silver lining to the equation here in Australia. <br />
<br />
Julianne: Certainly, these stories are replicated as we have seen in use around
the world and media. So, we are not limited to this good positive aspect of the
response to COVID. What we also saw was this increase in the comfort and the
use of technology. I can say that older people have been leading the charge in
this regard. We found it so interesting that that formed the depth of our
second form of inquiry where we wanted to understand what is happening behind
the doors of people in the homes of respondents that had used Telehealth since
the COVID outbreak. Eighty-four percent rated their overall Telehealth
experience either the same or better than face-to-face consultations. So, this
satisfaction was higher when Telehealth was with the respondents' regular
doctor though, but the overwhelming evidence was that people were comfortable
with or found it the same or better than the ability to log on over eighty-five
percent of cases, and the privacy that pertain to that from their perspective
for their consults. They were with doctors, they were with Allied Health
Specialists, there were some mental health visitations as well. Some of these
were by phone, and some of them by video conference such as Zoom. It is fair to
say that there was more uptake with phone than with video, but it is also fair
to say that the confidence that came from the video conference and face-to-face
was interesting. <br />
<br />
Julianne: Now, we know this was undertaken during a period where people were
asked to stay home and not to get on buses and visit their hospitals. The
surgeries were asking people to limit some of the visitations in person. So, we
are also interested in understanding, as the pandemic may lift in the future,
other health choices of creating or gaining your health care advice will be
opened again. Where does Telehealth fit as a legitimate part in the blend that
suits the patient their care and family members? And equally, the clinician or
their health provider, because it is important that this technology platform
serves both parties to make sure that the health care experience is the right
one for the patient each time.<br />
<br />
Ashley: Yeah, I can see that there are a lot of opportunities now that you have
some data on how Telehealth is being received. It seems like it could be
reimagined with its position as a viable alternative to a face-to-face visit. <br />
<br />
Julianne: Well, it certainly can be a healthy alternative on the right occasions.
But we would also acknowledge that there are times where it is not a
replacement for the face-to-face visit. So, we are certainly not asking it to
replace, but it could extend the offerings of the way in which people consume.
Of course, regional listeners would be aware of this. Telehealth is pioneered
out in the regions by the sake of necessity, I guess in the same vein, of the
COVID restrictions that forced us to think about new frontiers even if your
doctor's surgery is a hundred fifty meters from your home, not one thousand
five hundred kilometres from your home. <br />
<br />
Ashley: So, Julianne, another paper that the Global Centre released called
"Ageing in the right place" found that eight out of ten people wanted
to remain in their current home if possible. What are some challenges that
arise through that? <br />
<br />
Julianne: Well, there is a near universal desire for people to age in their own
homes wherever possible. It does not mean that they do not want to improve or
refit and repurpose their home to make it meet those needs. But as we know, age
is one determinant, but not the only one. There are many points and transitions
in life as we mentioned earlier that trigger and signal the need to change
maybe your physical place. But most people are not proactively modifying their
homes in preparation. Most of the modifications occur under duress like after
an accident or an incident. So, decisions can be rushed. There are
opportunities for builders, designers, and architects to specialize in the
provision of that home in the that growth sector of both people who are living
independently at home, people living in residential villages, and people living
in aged care societies or communities as well. What we saw that is important to
people was a term that we coined while undertaking this research and finding
the insights. It was the term of "House, home, and haven." And that
for many people, they have a pragmatic space that you might call your house,
the physical form that provides you shelter and some levels of safety. <br />
<br />
Julianne: But over time, when we live in a space that becomes our own, we make
our own experiences that we have in that home, the joy, sometimes the
adversities, but it becomes more of a home that we have a collection of things
around us that remind us of where we have been and where we are. And then, we
can really transcend into a haven like space which is the sanctuary or the
space in which we want to live. One of the things that happen through this
large expensive project that we ran called "Ageing in the right
place" was there were people explaining to us and providing insights that
this notion of "House, home, and haven" can be in many forms. This
was not a group of highly wealthy and privileged individuals, nor was it a
group of socially and economically struggling individuals. It was a blend of
people who responded to it. There were people who own their home, and there
were people who rented their home, and we had no idea whether the people had
mortgages or not. So, this was a primal response to how individuals would seek
to live their life. We have been working with this research to try and support
people who are responsible for creating the spaces and places in which we live
to allow them to understand that not all of this is about large infrastructure
spend. You can live in quite a grand place and have loneliness and isolation
and not have a feeling of well-being. You can live in a far more modest
dwelling and have that true tranquillity. <br />
<br />
Julianne: So, the essence of this is thoughtfulness and understanding of what
the needs are for that person now and into the future, and how to assemble the
support, the products, and the services in the form that allow us to have that.
So, we use this work to illustrate the expansiveness of what is possible in areas
where the product development industry has not quite gone before. But if we
talk about ensuring that people have great places to live, participate in life,
and engage throughout all of life's course, this is definitely a growth in an
undernourished sector to be understood and one that we would like to help
inform. It is not just the space; it is the precinct and the areas around it.
And so, that is where the community steps into the fray for this important
conversation. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Yeah, you touched on something early in that there are a lot of
decisions are made quickly and under duress in response to perhaps a fall or an
incident, and that perhaps better decisions will be made if they are made
proactively. Do you think that there needs to be a change in kind of the
thinking around these changes so that it is more acceptable to think about home
modifications before they become necessary?<br />
<br />
Julianne: Oh, absolutely. One hundred percent. This is part of life planning.
And when we say that people often immediately go to life planning as meaning
financial planning. But we see it more holistically than that. We do see the
importance of understanding your wellness and your well-being agenda and what
you are prepared and able to do to help self-regulate yourself and stay as well
as you can. That is the best way to live a good life. It is to be preventative
where possible, but of course we must consider the importance and the natural
aspects that can come with chronic diseases as well as part of life as we age
and other aspects. So, we want people to be assisted with ways to think through
their life planning which takes into account the physical, the emotional, the
spiritual, the intellectual, and the environmental, and then to help people
form their futures going forward. That is why we are happy to be working with
younger generations on proactive wellness initiatives as well. So, there is an
intergenerational uplift. We are not only interested in the next few years,
which of course is important to us, the commitment to citizens as they are
ageing right now, but we have a long term vision that is decades into the
future to be supporting people as they age throughout life's course. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Well, yeah. It sounds like the scope is, as you said multiple times
now, massive that you have an opportunity to change the way that people think
about ageing and the way that people think about planning for their lives. It
sounds like the steps that the Global Centre is putting in with younger
generations are going to sow seeds for the future. <br />
<br />
Julianne: Well, we hope to be part of a much broader collaboration of the
ecosystem to help make this happen. But absolutely, that is our intention. We
always try to encourage intergenerational responses so we can think about
aspects like mental wellness and well-being. We see some dramatic and alarming
numbers and narratives happening for older people, but equally and
unfortunately, there is no age determinant here. We see youth and youth suicide
as increasing. How do we assemble the wisdom and the knowledge of older people
to support younger people? These are leadership roles. This is not about older
people always have been the recipient of other people's care and support,
though that is helpful, it is good if we are intergenerational in this, but it
is also the leadership roles that we can play participating in life. Not to be
taking leadership away from people. This is the time where they have got the
most to offer. They have walked down this path longer than anyone else, and
they have learned a lot on the way. Many are prepared to share their wisdom and
their point of view. Many are seeking for someone wise to listen to. One of the
aspects about improving people's lives as we age is workforce engagement and
volunteering. So, it is workforce engagement transitions. Society has so long
have had this fixed term about retirement which really does not do many people justice
if anyone at all. <br />
<br />
Julianne: How do we allow people to stay actively engaged in ways, paid and
unpaid, that are meaningful and purposeful to that individual and to society?
Too often from what we see at the Global Centre of Modern Ageing, the
disconnect, the team product development of new products and services for
people as consumers, rests in part because the organizations themselves do not
have people of the age and the persuasion of the consumers are seeking to make.
So, be it financial services where you have asked people to retire at a
specific age, and yet your consumers are living well into their nineties and
hundreds, if only we had more representation. So, we talk about diversity in
the workplace. But the one that is least understood and the least spoken about
is ageism. It permeates in a way that I think is dangerously pervasive to the
way in which we view each other, and we shame our future selves when we talk
about how we age. So, having an open door and freedom, their managements will
think differently about the age diversity that we bring in alongside gender and
race and the other important parts of the mix. I think we will do a lot for
improving the way in which organizations naturally think about their consumer
base in the future. <br />
<br />
Ashley: That is fantastic. If we jump back to the "Ageing in the right
place" paper, there is another piece of evidence in here. Only five
percent of surveyed respondents would consider moving into an aged care
facility if they needed help. What do you think this says about aged care
facilities, and what can age care providers do to address this?<br />
<br />
Julianne: Well, I think it is essentially more to do with one of those other
most significant transitions in life. Where, as you mentioned earlier, these
happen at times of a critical incident. And so, at some level as an individual,
it is perhaps a grudge transition. Nobody necessarily walks towards wanting to
have to do that. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Do you think there is a way to change the appreciation of aged care
facilities from something that might have to happen into something that is
exciting for people who are ageing?<br />
<br />
Julianne: I think it can be meaningful in many ways when it is done well,
right? So, I think there are already examples of that. But what I think we are
seeing is possibly the trend that people are wanting to stay at home for
longer. So, I think what we will see is more of a growth in the ability to
bring better products or services and adapt those homes accordingly to allow
people to age in their own homes for longer than we have ever done before. And
perhaps in some of the community settings as well allow to people to stay
inside in settings with better products and services. Technology can also be
part of helping to monitor our health in that regard, but not limited to that,
it will be carers and services into the home. So, I think you will see a grow.
I certainly am not suggesting that aged care and residential aged care is not
playing a necessary role, it certainly plays an important role, but the
improvements to it, I think, could be informed by some of the changes we are
going to be seeing down the line a bit earlier as people are wanting to age at
home. <br />
<br />
Julianne: So, I think there will be less linear progression there, and I also
think that people will have moments and transitions where you might go into an
area of supported care or a higher level of supported care, which we are already
seeing in Australia for a period of time while you rehabilitate. And then you
might return to your home. So, less of that linear gate that you are going
through one gate of living into the next phase and then the next and then that
is it. I think we will see a more fluid relationship, and that will be through
the investment of providers, government, the organizations, and the
entrepreneurs who are not operating in this space yet. But who will be in the
future? <br />
<br />
Ashley: Yeah, thank you for that clarification. It shows that it does not need
to be a binary situation between living in your home and living in a care
facility, but the lines can be blurred. It can become grey areas, and we can
take the best of both worlds by putting those aspects from the home into the
aged care facility or aspects of care into the home and moving forward. It
sounds like the research that the Global Centre has found supports that idea.
That it is less of a cut and dry now that you are in a home. It is more of as
you said, a fluid approach. What are some trends you are beginning to see a new
products and services within the aged care industry or within the care industry
for elderly Australians?<br />
<br />
Julianne: There is a lot of innovation. We will have application to both the
home and in residential care as we spoke about earlier. That is our belief. For
example, devices that collect health data and transmit it to a central point
enabling artificial intelligence to identify the level of direct health care
intervention required. Health care will be about the analysis pre-emptive
management. The physical consultation when required, there are some exciting
developments in assistive technologies and robotics for simply helping carers
with things as important but as simple as the heavy lifting that is required in
aged care. So, we are seeing it in Century, we will be seeing it in new food
products and innovations, we will be seeing it in access and mobility, and to
help people as was mentioned earlier, passive sensors to help monitor people's
wellness in the home to make sure that if others are not around, they are still
in a good space so to speak. <br />
<br />
Ashley: We have covered so much stuff in this conversation. I just have one
more question before we go. You have a quote that is front and centre on your
LinkedIn page that says, "What if the great achievement of longevity is
not a longer old age, but a longer midlife." What does that quote mean to
you? <br />
<br />
Julianne: Well, it means a lot to me. What I mean by it is that in our midlife,
we give ourselves permission, and we give ourselves expectation. Just as we did
in earlier stages of life, we set ourselves' plans, we set ourselves goals. We
set ourselves' permission to make investment in ourselves to improve ourselves
to make sure that our relationships are of the value and of the health, if I
can use that term, that is rightful for both you and the other parties as part
of those relationships. Be them in your personal lives or your professional
lives. We invest in our wellness. We do not stop having aspiration around what
our future could be. We realize that we bring our own efforts and our
wherewithal to the table, and we can learn and grow to support those future endeavours.
<br />
<br />
Julianne: We are mindful of how we should and could be supporting others who
are in their midlife journey and wanting to develop themselves. I use it
because the end of life is there for all of us. Life is there from the
beginning to the destination of time in this form that we know. But that does
not mean we cannot continue to grow and nurture ourselves and others alongside
us. I would hate to think that at any point, a birthday or potentially a
significant transition in our lives which are all going to happen if we
continue to live, those things will not be taken off the table. They will
happen into the future if we live. How do we still allow ourselves to grow, and
importantly, look out around us and to see others around the globe to encourage
them and support them to grow? So, I am taken by the wonderful models of people.
I see people at eighty-nine showing an amazing midlife now. I see the way they
invest in their friends, having their friends over, engaging and supporting
their contacts, and continuing to learn in their own way. So, they share, they
develop, and they extend what they know to others.<br />
<br />
Julianne: I was with somebody just on Saturday. I was watching the footy with
her at her home. Eighty-nine years old and a glowing exemplar in my mind of a
woman completely in the throes of her midlife, and therefore, that mindset
allows that to happen. I think the end of life will come for us all. As it
comes, we want to look back and say, "Did we give ourselves permission and
did government and society around us support us in our decision to live the
life we wanted to live on our terms and in our time?" I want that for
everyone around the globe. I feel like that responsibility utterly rests with
organizations like the Global Centre for Modern Ageing and many others like
governments that are large or small, organizations that are large or small,
not-for-profits, and humanity to get together to support the consciousness and
the mindset of how powerful that can be. <br />
<br />
Ashley: Where can people find out more of all the things we have been talking
about today? <br />
<br />
Julianne: We would love people to jump on our website at the </span><a href="http://www.gcma.net.au/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">www.gcma.net.au</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. Sign-up if you would like to receive GCMA research.
Sign-up if you want to be a co-designer. We are fortunate that three thousand
three hundred people have organically just joined us in the last couple of
years. All these people are interested in two things. One, the curiosity to
understand modern ageing better. And for many, the investment of changing the
way they live to encourage a more inclusive future where older people are at
the centre of all the positive that is ahead of us all.<br />
<br />
Ashley: Fantastic, Julianne. Thank you so much for your time today.<br />
<br />
Julianne: It is such a pleasure. Thank you.<br />
<br />
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