Help! I’m Ageing Podcast explores: When Is It Time for Residential Aged Care?
Most of us know very little about residential aged care homes until we need to!
What can you do today, so you and your family are better prepared when decisions need to be made if a loved one’s health or mobility declines?
Help! I’m Ageing. Ageing Well. Living Well. is answering the big questions about getting older, with real evidence, real stories, and honest conversations.
In this latest episode, When Is It Time for Residential Aged Care? our co-hosts, Tracy Parish and Dr Taya Collyer, talk with registered nurse and researcher, Professor Helen Rawson about what care in a residential aged home really looks like.
“Over a couple of months, [Dad] really settled, and in the end … it was the best place for him to be, and for me to feel he was well cared for and felt safe. I knew he really loved it. There was one day when I took him out, all he wanted to do was go back there, so I knew the right decision had been made.” – MEL |
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LISTEN and discover more about:
- What residential care actually looks like day to day
- What families can do to stay involved in a loved one’s life (hint: staff want your help)
- Why the decision to move a loved one into a home is not giving up
- How staff play a key role in enriching residents’ lives
Features:
- Professor Helen Rawson Registered Nurse, Deputy Head of Monash School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing
- Tracy Parish Co-host, broadcaster and medical research journalist
- Dr Taya Collyer Co-host, lead biostatistician at NCHA
Links & References
- The A-PRECISE model: Building capacity to prevent and manage infections in residential aged care – Monash University / NCHA Living Lab Project
- Monash School of Nursing and Midwifery
- A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Staff Needs for Coping With Grief and Loss in Residential Aged Care – Monash University Research
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) – Aged care workforce data
- My Aged Care
- OPAN – Older Persons Advocacy Network
- Carers Victoria
- NCHA Living Labs Research Program
- NCHA Community and Resources Hub
- NCHA Healthy Ageing Resources
Disclaimer: Helen, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.
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Help! I’m Ageing was produced by James Pattison from Miniature Creative, and Tracy Parish and Anna Mudigdo from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA).