Yesterday Ms. Ita Buttrose, the current Chair of the ABC in Australia, and an Ambassador and a past President of Dementia Australia gave a key note presentation at a Symposium hosted by DA. In the Q&A after her speech, she responded to one mildly defensive comment that there are ‘good aged care providers’, by saying…
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Firstly, as we all face the current healthcare crisis, I acknowledge the challenging nature of these times and hope you are all safe and well. I suggest we phone our family and friends, and if that’s difficult, then consider writing a letter or sending a card. I love receiving letters and cards… I’m staying off…
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Thanks to Ita Buttrose, AO, OBE, an Australian journalist, businesswoman, television personality and author, for inviting me to be interviewed on The Studio. Ita was the Australian Of The Year in 2013., and she is a true media Icon, an inspiration for all women of all ages, and a woman who I feel lucky enough…
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It was a privilege to be interviewed on ABC Breakfast by Paul Kennedy and Ali More, on 10 January 2017 in Melbourne. Almost better than that, was a family friend Jo Sullivan, a sports journalist who works there, who surprised me by escorting me to the studio (I had forgotten he worked there!!)! This is the interview:…
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The loneliness of my grief is sometimes like my private torment, only visible to my heart and soul… I try desperately to hide my tears, to live inside my ‘denial bubble’, but every now and then the pain escapes. It is then that I realise that my eyes are filled with tears, and the indescribable sadness,…
COVID-19 AND SITES OF CONFINEMENT: PUBLIC HEALTH, DISPOSABLE LIVES AND LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION AND AGED CARE By Sara Dehm, Claire Loughnan and Linda Steele. Published April 2021 The Royal Commission Final Report documents clearly the abuse, violence and neglect in these settings, and it is disturbing that accountability, legal and social responsibility and…
From TEDx talks: CEO of Human Facets, Helen has a 25+ year successful track record in the field of Global Inclusion. She is an internationally recognized Thought Leader on Unconscious Bias, global inclusion and diversity. As creator of “Cognizant” — Unconscious Bias assessment tool and the “ISM Profile” for measuring Inclusion Skills gaps, her work…
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What Diversity and Inclusion is Really About, by Simon Sinek.
Thanks to HelloCare for highlighting this video. The experience of ageing in Singapore is of course, not unique to them; all countries have increasing ageing populations. From YouTube: Anita Kapoor, television presenter and host, attempts a 2-week long stay in a local nursing home. Immersing herself in a place most would hardly call home, her…
COMPLETE GUIDES TO BPSD Today, my blog is a simple request for help, as I am wanting to access the IPA Complete Guides to Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). If anyone is able to assist me with this, I would like to get a copy of these guidelines, and without joining the IPA,…
In conversation with Michele O’Neil, Alison Barnes, Hugh de Kretser and Verity Firth on how a human rights focus could ensure a safe, respectful and healthy workplace for all. If you’ve followed me here for a while, you’ll know I believe if people diagnosed with dementia were not immediately Prescribed Disengagement®️ most people would still…
The Dalai Lama was asked what surprised him the most. Man – because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present, the result being that he does not live in…
Age doesn’t define you – Global Campaign to Combat Ageism – #AWorld4AllAges
There are many factors keeping the stigma experienced by peopel with dementia alive, which is a topic I will be publishing on soon. In the meantime, I wanted to add an article I wrote for magazine called Dementia Connections in Canada, published last year. Economic Stigma: They will love you until they have to pay…
Rest In Peace my darling Aunty Mave. Mavis Dawn Casey Passed away at Port Lincoln Hospital on March 4, 2021 Aged 94 years In spite of a recent serious health incident which I may blog about sometime soon, I’m sharing some current sadness, the death of a dear Aunt who lived in Port Lincoln, SA.…
Last week, I was pleased to be invited by the University of South Australia Chancellor Pauline Carr to attend the Adelaide International Women’s Day Breakfast, #IWD2021 highlighting women’s leadership this year. The MC was the wonderful Sonya Feldhoff from ABC Radio Adelaide, and guest speakers included Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Leader of the Opposition…
This week has me deeply disturbed, angry, sad and yesterday, even tearful about quite a few things, none of which are personal matters, even though some who read this will already know I do have a few serious personal issues to be worried about at the moment too! But, onto one of the reasons I…
WANDERING the WARDS An Ethnography of Hospital Care and its Consequences for People Living with Dementia By Katie Featherstone and Andy Northcott This is an interesting and useful book, based on the wanderings of the authors and staff, NOT the patients with dementia in hospitals! This book is especially timely in light of the release…
Over the last 20 something years, we have had no less than 21 formal reports or inquiries onto the challenges we have been facing in Australia of poor care in aged care, to the point, these facilities should not have the word ‘care’ in their names! Today, this culminates in the final report of the…
