Wise Care Pty Ltd

Hello everyone, I am setting up a business page for Wise Care and separating from my profile (big step). I would appreciate your support in liking and sharing this page where I will be posting more about optimising mental health outcomes for the elderly and enhancing aged care workforce capability. #agedcareaustralia #mentalhealth #wellbeing

🎧 So You Work in Aged Care - #63 Speak Up: Navigating Communication Challenges in Aged Care ‘When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort for long-term dysfunction’ In this episode, we tackle communication within Australia's aged care industry, offering strategies to enhance worker outcomes and well-being. Given that 93% of communication is non-verbal, it’s no surprise that communication is a recurring challenge among aged care workers. Tune in to learn about workplace communication difficulties, explore ways to improve communication skills, and get tips on problem-solving, including when to escalate issues versus letting them go. Listen to the episode here: 👇 https://lnkd.in/gU-S2uYb

🎧 So You Work in Aged Care - #63 Speak Up: Navigating Communication Challenges in Aged Care ‘When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort for long-term dysfunction’ In this episode, we tackle communication within Australia's aged care industry, offering strategies to enhance worker outcomes and well-being. Given that 93% of communication is non-verbal, it’s no surprise that communication is a recurring challenge among aged care workers. Tune in to learn about workplace communication difficulties, explore ways to improve communication skills, and get tips on problem-solving, including when to escalate issues versus letting them go. Listen to the episode here: 👇 https://lnkd.in/gU-S2uYb

🎧 SO YOU WORK IN AGED CARE 🎧 New Episode#60: Overworked and Overwhelmed ✴️ One of the key topics discussed is something that affects far too many in the aged care industry – being overworked and overwhelmed. ✴️ In this episode, I unpack some of the key considerations when we are looking for strategies to reduce overwhelm, including self-awareness, identifying triggers, understanding when to escalate concerns and being aware of the supports available. ✴️ Self-awareness and triggers ✴️ Escalating concerns ✴️ Understanding supports Listen to this new episode right here: 👇 https://lnkd.in/gxwC5zfy

I'm so excited to be launching my new podcast, So You Work in Aged Care. When I started The Voice of Aged Care podcast, it was the first Australian podcast focused on issues within the aged care sector, giving a voice to those working in both residential and home care. After 5 years and almost 60 episodes, it feels like the perfect time to switch the focus to the wellbeing of aged care workers. While Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) are available in many workplaces to provide support to workers, the recent survey we conducted shows there is a gap and a need for resources and information to be more widely available to support aged care workers. In my new podcast, So You Work in Aged Care, my intention is not to provide support as a psychologist, but rather, to tackle the bigger issues, help employees process what happens at work, and create a healthier work-life balance. Listen to the first episode below https://lnkd.in/g6Sp5cx4

Intimacy and dementia 💫 In this series of podcasts, we are exploring varies topics through case studies – and today we are looking at intimacy and dementia. 💫In this episode you will learn: Rights of elders when it comes to their intimacy needs The impact of dementia on intimacy Safety awareness and the barriers to intimacy in late life. 💫Interestingly, when we talk about dementia and intimacy, it tends to focus on the inappropriate behaviours, and we can fail to acknowledge the actual need for intimacy and how to address that. 💫In the last couple of years, the rights of those within aged care settings have significantly changed, so much so that a person from outside can come in and have intimate relations with a resident so long as there is consent, they know the person and the resident has the capacity to make that decision. I know that a number of aged care homes also allow sex workers to visit. We can’t say who can and cannot have intimate relations with another person, unless there is a lack of consent. 💫Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gUWbkX-B

🎧 Voice of Aged Care *NEW EPISODE* 🗣We cannot talk about routine management and activities of daily living (ADL) without acknowledging the impact it has on workers. 🤯Time pressures are huge, regardless of what your role is, as there is so much to be done. We have had recent changes in Australia within the residential aged care sector in terms of how service delivery is measured. 🤯Every time there is a change it evokes stress, anxiety and fear from workers who wonder if they are going to keep up with the requirements of the new regulations. 🤯 So how can we best manage our time and get it all done, when we have so many things going on, and so many disruptions and unexpected things coming up? In this episode you will learn: 🌟 Simple strategies to reduce overwhelm when supporting an elder in their day-to-day life 🌟 The four pillars of a successful day and how to help elders include these in their routines 🌟 Practical ideas to help to support elders in planning their own successful day. 👇 👂Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gTW-W8Ux

As most of you know, dementia is a neurological condition. It is a term for loss of memory and other thinking abilities, which are severe enough to interfere with an individual’s daily life. Sentence structure and practical strategies to address this repetitive behaviour is something I’ve been asked about many times over the years. Often we know it is dementia causing these behaviours, but we don’t want to spend our days having the same conversation over and over again. So what can we do instead? Listen to this special edition of Voice of Aged Care podcast where we cover a number of case studies. In this episode you will learn: - How to improve communication with elders impacted by dementia - The importance of uncovering what is behind their desire to go home - Why it can be difficult for elders with dementia to articulate how they feel. Please, let me know your thoughts about this episode and feel free to share with your network. https://lnkd.in/grQ4HmEU

Little update from my end