Who Cares... About Women’s Healthy Ageing? featuring Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin. Every Friday Daniella and Maurie will take a deep dive into the topics and issues that we discuss in our Tuesday episode, and they’ll use their expertise to explore what these issues mean for those of us working in the industry. The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️ 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com...
Mar 10, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Welcome to another episode of the podcast, today is all about how ageing affects women’s bodies slightly differently to those of men, and what the research shows women can do to reduce the risks of age related illnesses. We spoke to Professor Cassandra Szoeke, the Director of the Healthy Ageing Project in the Centre for Medical Research at the University of Melbourne, and she has been leading Australia’s longest running study of women’s health - the Women’s Healthy Ageing Project. Armed with thi...
Mar 07, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Who Cares... About Government Funding? featuring Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin. Every Friday Daniella and Maurie will take a deep dive into the topics and issues that we discuss in our Tuesday episode, and they’ll use their expertise to explore what these issues mean for those of us working in the industry. The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️ 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...
Mar 03, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Today is the 1-year anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and we figured - you know what it’s time to put it to bed. As Professor Joseph Ibrahim said on the show last year, it’s finished it’s gone, and it’s in the hands of the Government now. The situation we have now heading towards an election is probably a lot of promises of improved care - some which may or may not come to fruition, but on Tuesday we'll hear a view that we should ignore all of it and act ours...
Feb 28, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Who Cares... About End Of Life? featuring Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin. Every Friday Daniella and Maurie will take a deep dive into the topics and issues that we discuss in our Tuesday episode, and they’ll use their expertise to explore what these issues mean for those of us working in the industry. The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️ 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Feb 24, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Today's conversation is about a topic that we really enjoy talking about - the end of life. Our guest is Dr. Jessica Zitter, who as well as being an ICU doctor and Palliative Care specialist, is an author, filmmaker, and advocate for better discussions about how we want our lives to end. In this conversation we’ll talk about the end-of-life conveyor belt, why advanced care planning does not equal a meaningful death, and how to navigate conversations of faith and miracles when considering treatme...
Feb 21, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Who Cares... About Identity? featuring Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin. Every Friday Daniella and Maurie will take a deep dive into the topics and issues that we discuss in our Tuesday episode, and they’ll use their expertise to explore what these issues mean for those of us working in the industry. The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️ 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ac...
Feb 17, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Today's episode is looking at how the beauty industry and gerontology have come together in Japan to help seniors look and feel their best no matter their age or mobility. With the help of Jane Yamano, Principal of the Yamano Beauty School in Tokyo we’re talking about the importance of beauty services for older adults, hair and make up for people who are bed bound and even about the Japanese Scissor God! Don’t forget, on Friday we’ll have an episode of Who Cares where Daniella and Maurie will be...
Feb 14, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Who Cares... About Ageism? featuring Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin. Every Friday Daniella and Maurie will take a deep dive into the topics and issues that we discuss in our Tuesday episode, and they’ll use their expertise to explore what these issues mean for those of us working in the industry. The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️ 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-...
Feb 10, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Today's episode is about something that we all experience, and we all contribute to despite our best efforts. Ageism and ageist beliefs are all around us, and we’ve got author Carl Honoré joining us to talk about finding ways to overcome ageism in our daily work. Working with vulnerable older adults, it can sometimes be difficult to see these individuals as people who are living full and rich lives just like ourselves. Carl’s newest book Bolder - Making the Most of Our Longer Lives, has practica...
Feb 07, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Today we are delighted to welcome former Premier of NSW and HammondCare CEO Mike Baird on to the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast. Mike’s unique experience places him in a position to better connect Government and industry, and in this episode, Mike shares his vision for bringing meaningful change to aged care which he believes hinges on provider and Government accountability. We’ll discuss the challenges of COVID and the Royal Commission, the question of whether Government or Providers should lead ...
Jan 31, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We’re launching a brand new weekly show called Who Cares, featuring two long-time friends of the show - Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin. Every Friday Daniella and Maurie will take a deep dive into the topics and issues that we discuss in our Tuesday episode, and they’ll use their expertise to explore what these issues mean for those of us working in the industry. Who Cares? starts next Friday 4th February. The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶...
Jan 27, 2022•1 min
We are back with Season 3 and have a 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 planned in 2022 with exciting announcements, fascinating guests and we really want to feature more voices of older adults, so to kick things off we're talking about preserving some very important human stories. Some of the most rewarding and exciting moments of working in aged care are hearing about the lives and experiences of older adults, and this episode is all about that feeling. We've got one unbelievable life story, and a look at ho...
Jan 24, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In preparation of Season 3 of The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast (25th Jan 2022), we're looking back fondly on some of our favourite episodes, and this week revisiting a unique insight into the aged care landscape in India, with the help of our guest Neha Sinha. Neha is CEO of Epoch Elder Care, one of India’s leading Aged Care providers that specialises in dementia care and helping people living with dementia transfer from a traditional family environment to a higher care facility. In this episode...
Jan 17, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 58
In preparation of Season 3 of The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast (25th Jan 2022), we're looking back fondly on some of our favourite episodes, and this week we revisit the start of the journey with our very first episode - Life in the Slow Lane of Dementia with Christine Bryden (originally released in September 2020). We are talking to the author and long-time dementia advocate, Christine Bryden, about her life with dementia and her work as one of Australia's first dementia advocates. Christine wa...
Jan 10, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 57
In preparation of Season 3 of The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast (25th Jan 2022), we're looking back fondly on some of our favourite episodes, and this week it's Accepting Dementia with Stephanie Bendixsen (originally released in October 2020). 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 diseas...
Jan 03, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 56
In preparation of Season 3 of The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast (25th Jan 2022), we're looking back fondly on some of our favourite episodes over the next few weeks, starting with Dementia Beyond Behaviour with Dr. Al Power (originally released in March 2021). The episode is all about Dementia care’s b- word, behaviour. Al is a geriatrician, educator and author whose work centres around transformational models of care particularly for those living with dementia or other shifting cognitive abiliti...
Dec 27, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 55
From all of us at the podcast and SilVR Adventures, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, happy holidays and we hope you have a wonderful time over these next few weeks!! The Aged Care Enrichment Podcast is brought to you by SilVR Adventures ⬇️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⬇️ 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ace-aged-care-enrichment/id1528261777 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wk2d6NjlbHg8Eid35TNB2 ❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast...
Dec 23, 2021•50 sec•Season 2Ep. 54
This is our last holiday episode for the year and we’ve got a special one today with Father Bob Maguire. For those of you who don’t know the name, Father Bob is a retired catholic priest, the so called Larrikin priest who at the age of 87 is still very active in the community helping those who need a hand, and always very quick with a story or joke. You might’ve heard Father Bob on the radio or seen him on TV, he’s got such a unique way of speaking and an irreverent sense of humour, as you’ll he...
Dec 20, 2021•10 min•Season 2Ep. 53
By now you know we’re doing some end of year specials. For today’s episode we welcome back Ilsa Hampton, the CEO of Meaningful Ageing Australia to the show! Ilsa joined us in the early days of Season 1 to talk about spiritual and meaningful care, so you can go back and check out that episode later! For today, we’re talking about finding personal meanings in the end of year and ways to accommodate everyone's interests, and there’s even a little bit about Ash's New Year plans in here which we know...
Dec 16, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Today, we’re doing another Christmas special, with the help of music therapist Hayley Antipas. We’re chatting about music and the role it plays and could play in aged care settings. We must apologise in advance to any Michael Buble fans out there, we had a little dig at your favourite singer, rest assured he won’t be stopped and you’ll be hearing more of him before Christmas. We’ve only got a few more of these little episodes for the year and we’re gearing up for some exciting things for next ye...
Dec 13, 2021•10 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Hello there everybody, this is another xmas short from the ACE Podcast. We’ve got a few bite sized episodes in December, looking at all the elements that go into making a great Christmas and end of year. What would Christmas be without laughter and merriment, that’s why we’ve got comedian Georgie Carroll joining us today. Georgie’s probably best known as the nurse comedian, who in her own words started mining her professional life as a nurse for comedy. You’ve probably seen her around, on tv, ra...
Dec 09, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 50
We’re doing something a little bit different throughout the month of December. To get ourselves in the holiday spirit or Christmas mood we’re presenting a few short, conversations over the next few weeks about this special time of year. Each episode will focus on a different element, and today’s episode is all about food. Before we get to the food coma on Christmas Day there’s work to be done behind the scenes preparing meals, especially for people receiving care. Our guest is Sam Bridgewater fr...
Dec 06, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Today, we have an interview that we’ve been looking forward to for a while, with Jannette Spiering from Be Advice and also De Hogeweyk in the Netherlands. Even if you don’t recognise the names you may know the story, it’s been described as “the dementia village” a name Jannette and the team strongly dislike, but it’s received a lot of attention for it’s mission of creating a normal life for people living with dementia. They do all sorts of fantastic stuff in De Hogeweyk to ensure that residents ...
Nov 29, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 48
You may have heard our episode with Professor Joseph Ibrahim a fortnight ago, called The Legacy of the Royal Commission, in which Joe chatted about the impact of the Royal Commission’s final report and the Government’s policy response. Well this episode continues that conversation from a different viewpoint. On the show today we're talking to Kerryn Dillon and Rich Ainley from PwC, who as well as advising many aged care providers on matters of structure and management, guided the Government in t...
Nov 22, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Tomorrow is Global Virtual Reality Day, and brings the energy and interests of the greater VR community together, and focuses that energy on the benefit of everyone in one special day! For us at SilVR Adventures, it's an opportunity to share an interview with one of our SilVR Champions: Abbie Dawson from Goodwin Aged Care in Australia. Goodwin is one of Australia’s most innovative aged care providers, and throughout the pandemic they’ve found a new and exciting way to engage with their residents...
Nov 18, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Today's conversation is all about the COVID response in Australian aged care. Now this is a bit of a first for us - we’ve been interviewing prominent and interesting folk from the aged care industry for the last year and we’ve yet to have a conversation focused on COVID. But helping us take an in-depth look at the response so far and the future of how the aged care sector can adapt to a world in which we live with COVID, is CEO of Whiddon Aged Care, Chris Mamarelis. One topic we focus on, which ...
Nov 15, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 45
A few weeks ago we welcomed back friends of the show, Daniella Greenwood and Maurie Voisey-Barlin for an informal chat about some of issues raised in Tuesday's episode and delighted to share they're back by popular demand to discuss The Legacy of the Royal Commission. Happy Friday! As always if you enjoy the show, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to f...
Nov 11, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 44
It's been 250 days since the aged care Royal Commission report was released but what is it's legacy? Today, we're delighted to welcome Professor Joseph Ibrahim on to the Aged Care Enrichment Podcast to share his thoughts. Joe is a practicing senior specialist in geriatric medicine, Professor at the Department of Forensic Medicine at Monash University, and creating informative content on dignity of risk and other challenges of dementia care via his website www.profjoe.com.au Joe holds nothing bac...
Nov 08, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Today's episode is about finding new horizons in dementia care and it focuses on two different approaches in the UK that are having positive impacts on the period of diagnosis and life with dementia - from brand new technology that’s increasing the speed and accuracy of Alzheimer’s diagnosis to how a community led approach can transform the everyday experiences for people with dementia. We're delighted by two esteemed guests for this discussion. Firstly, Dr. Timothy Rittman from the department o...
Nov 01, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 42
