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"Australian celebrity cook Maggie Beer has long been an advocate for better
quality meals in aged care. It led her to a four-month immersion in an aged
care residence with the goal of transforming the meals and dining experiences
there.
She and the producers of a three-part ABC documentary series,
Maggie Beer’s
Big Mission, which will premiere and stream from tonight, hope it will spark
nationwide change.
The program was motivated by the high levels of neglect, malnutrition and
social isolation identified by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and
Safety and a new rights-based Aged Care Act, which is currently being drafted.
Our team of speech pathologists, occupational therapists, dietitians, and
researchers had a behind-the-scenes view of this “social experiment”. We helped
evaluate its impact for residents and staff, to understand how other centres
could use the same evidence-based approach."
This is great work, but let’s hope it inspires a commitment from governments to
require that aged care providers actually apply the findings nationally.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
