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Meg
Project Officer
From
South Australia,
Australia
I work as a Project Officer (Forgotten Australians) with Helping Hand Aged Care on a project called Real Care the Second Time Around. The project aims to respond to the aged care needs of a large group of now older people known as Forgotten Australians - those 500,000 people who spent their childhoods in orphanages and other out of home care in Australia between 1930 and 1989.
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Meg
Project Officer
Project Officer
Hi Nikki
Congratulations on your new role. Whilst I don't work as a Lifestyle Coordinator, I have worked with aged care clients for many years. I have personally never found a better website than G...
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Meg
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Social & Cultural Profile Form
In Australia we have about 9 diverse needs groups included in our Aged Care Act. I think the tool here does not consider that many older people and people per se belong to diverse groups e.g. LGBTIQA...
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Meg
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Project Officer
Newsletter Template - December 2025
Brilliant - great newsletter template - thank you!! Love this site!
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Meg
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Project Officer
Hi Debra
saw this on the web:
https://therealchrisparkle.com/2021/02/25/lockdown-armchair-travel-singapore-1985-and-2013/
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Meg
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Music Bingo
Hi Val
Likewise - I had been browsing the site for a long time. I still find it incredulous that this site exists. I know how hard it must be for our Lifestyle teams to keep coming up with ideas an...
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Meg
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Project Officer
One of the best sites I have ever come across that supports clients in a person centred and meaningful way. The resources are so user-friendly and there is always something new to learn. Thank you!
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How to write Progress Notes
This is an absolutely brilliant resource! Thank you. Love this site!
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Meg
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Project Officer
How to Create an About ME Profile
The one-page-profile can be developed as an activity for older people or individually. It can be included on the front page of a client's care plan, in a resident's room (if in a residential aged car...
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Meg
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Project Officer
I love this site and the ideas above are amazing. I agree that asking people individually what they want and having smaller groups are important. Lively music in the background is also very importan...
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Meg
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Project Officer
How to Create an About ME Profile
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Developing an About ME one page profile
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Meg
Project Officer
Project Officer
15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad
Excellent resource! Thank you.
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Meg
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Project Officer
Thanks Susan - reminiscent therapies are not always suitable for older people from trauma backgrounds but it is a wonderful resource - thank you!
The 15 Ways to encourage residentis who are lonely...
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Meg
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Project Officer
Hi Everyone
My name is Meg and I work for an aged care provider in Adelaide as a Project Officer. I am looking for creative, innovative and sensitive ways for clients to identify their social histo...
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