CHA Pastoral Care Forum St Vincents Melbourne Ilsa Hampton, CEO - PDF document

11/12/17 CHA Pastoral Care Forum St Vincent’s Melbourne Ilsa Hampton, CEO Meaningful Ageing Australia 10 Nov 2017 1

11/12/17 Mission and Main Activities To enable high quality pastoral and spiritual care for all older people in Australia Unique, effective tools and resources; education services Advocacy & engagement Collaboration Partnership Consultation 3 Some of our members MercyCare WA Arcare Mercy Community Services SEQ Alwyndor Mercy Health Anglicare SA Outlook Gardens Vic Baptcare Vic/Tas Presbyterian Aged Care NSW BaptistCare NSW/ACT; WA Resthaven Incorporated SA Bethanie WA Roper Gulf Regional Council NT Bolton Clarke Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution NSW Bupa Care Services Australia Salvation Army Aged Care Plus Calvary Aged Care & Retirement Services NSW Sawtell Catholic Care of the Aged Catholic Care of the Aged Port Macquarie Southern Cross Care SA&NT, BH, Qld, NSW/ACT, Tas Catholic Healthcare Ltd NSW St Basil’s Catholic Homes WA SummitCare Churches of Christ in Qld The Salvation Army Aged Care Plus NSW Eldercare Thomas Holt NSW 
 Echuca Community for the Aged Uniting NSW/ACT Eldercare Incorporated SA Uniting AgeWell Vic/Tas Holy Family Services UnitingCare Qld IRT Group NSW Uniting SA Juniper Warrigal Kirkbrae 
 Vic Villa Maria Catholic Homes Vic 2

11/12/17 Policy Focus Our policy advocacy Aged care organisations enable meaning, purpose and connectedness in the lives of older people • Meetings with government and opposition • Department of Health: National Guidelines for Spiritual Care, new Quality Standards, Diversity Framework • Australian Aged Care Quality Agency • Strategic partnerships LASA, ACSA, other peaks Research Consultants Ann Harrington Associate Professor - Flinders University Bruce Rumbold Director - La Trobe University Palliative Care Unit Bruce Stevens Professor - Charles Sturt University John Swinton Professor - University of Aberdeen Richard Egan Senior Lecturer – University of Otago Richard Fleming Professor – University of Wollongong Also: Policy Working Group 3

11/12/17 Launched Aug 2016 by Nick Ryan, CEO Australian Aged Care Quality Agency www.meaningfulageing.org.au - Education with all AACQA Quality Assessors (Surveyors) - Better Practice Conferences 2017 - PhD Candidate Our supports - implementation tools for members - orientation program for spiritual care - education & consultancy Purchase hard - resources that align copy or free download Resources “Our staff are having talks about wanting to see people employed because of character, not technical skill. This has been a big change .” 4

11/12/17 Resources – access or order on line “Thank you for your outstanding work. Your resources have become a fundamental part of our work.” - member survey Nov 2017 Examples: downloads • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders • Catholics and end of life care • Intellectual disability • Jehovah’s Witness spirituality • Jewish end of life care • Lesbian, gay, bisexual older people • Muslims in home based care • Muslims in residential aged care • Staff mutual support with grief • Transgender and intersex older people • Transition into residential aged care…and more 5

11/12/17 Hard copy resources Dementia-specific Christian Worship Services Handbook “Since beginning with Dementia Services, our staff are noticing a reduction in disruptive behaviours at meal times and less anxiety between residents.” Spiritual Care Orientation Program + downloads Hard copy resources ConnecTo – Spiritual Screening Tool “ConnecTo is the best spiritual screening tool available, both for doing the screening and communicating the results.” – Senior Spiritual Carer Intergenerational Reminiscence: A Leader’s Guide for Aged Care Organisations & Secondary Schools . Our 2016 Award winner 6

11/12/17 Three sections: Introduction - key questions Education program - training others to use the tool Supporting information - research - formats - further information 14 7

11/12/17 Hard copy resources Tech Connect: Staying Meaningfully Connected in Aged Care – A Leader’s Guide “Very clear presentation, and easy to follow. The document articulates well both the rationale and the practical application aspects. It also makes for good reading to have Pat’s story woven throughout” - Member review 8

11/12/17 Forthcoming • 5 minute student film: My Spirituality – listening to people accessing aged care services • Guide to running an effective spiritual care volunteer program • Professional development package for staff (post- orientation) • More National Guidelines implementation tools Member’s Zone 9

11/12/17 Spiritual Care Volunteer Training Package Spiritual Care Series – a volunteer training course Inclusive learning materials 20% discount for our members ACC/HTN/Meaningful Ageing Also • Face to face education • Quality Awards • Networks • Consultancy • Research links 10

11/12/17 Monthly newsletter Free- sign up via our website Thank you admin@meaningfulage.org.au Connect: Facebook @MeaningfulAgeing Twitter @MeaningfulAge Monday, 3 April 2017 11