#Integrity #honesty #actions

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Aged Care News Tragically for nursing home residents, the Department of Health's longstanding preference for non-prescriptive Aged Care Standards has prevailed over the patent need for Standards that are measurable & address issues such as mobility, continence, etc. #abc730 Sarah Ferguson

While unable to provide a timeline, Muhammad said “there’s still the possibility of resuming the visit [in Australia] in due course, but SPT has to be given assurances of unfettered access”.
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“It's often not feasible for people from refugee backgrounds [to self-advocate] when there's overlays of being culturally and linguistically diverse, plus trauma, dislocation, plus language and cultural briefs.” – Kylie Scoullar, Foundation House #DisabilityRC #CALD

This is relevant to current consultations on the review of the Quality Standards in #AgedCare .
Here is the Manifesto:
designdignitydementia.com/manifesto-2
It was an honour to be invited to participate in this work.
#Design #Dementia #QualityStandards

The NSW Corrective Services Commissioner has admitted during questioning at Budget Estimates that he’s concerned about inadequate facilities at prisons across the state.

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“It’s incredibly important we give older women permission to talk about sexual assault” Catherine Barrett Celebrate Ageing 🍊 talking to home care providers this morning about #ReadytoListen . Hosted by ADA as part of QG #investinginQLDWomen

#mothership #advocacy #responsibilities #sailingalone #team
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OMG dear Jo Moriarty and Shibley Rahman you have reminded me of this blog too! I still feel sad, often devastated that I can no longer recall a piece of music. I use #Shazam all the time to tell me what I'm listening to kateswaffer.com/2015/06/30/the… #iknowiknowit BUT #cannottrememberit

Towards a dignity manifesto of design-for people living with #dementia now published. Tks to all other authors #RichardFleming Kirsty Bennett Lynda Henderson, born on unceded #Gadigal land. Jan Golembiewski John Zeisel tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… FYI Dementia Alliance International Jacki Liddle Emily Ong Alister Robertson ADI

#stigma still prevalent if a community opposes a #dementia #respite centre especially when 'the country needs more non-institutionalised, community-centred care to keep people in their homes and with their families for longer' amp-abc-net-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.abc.ne… Rebecca Trigger alzheimerswa 🥲

My first live television interview today! How others make it look so easy is beyond me! The last segment of Afternoon Briefing with Matthew Dornan today talking about the SPT visit suspension.

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R.I.P dear Roger. We will all miss you, and your wisdom your friendship, your love and your wonderful laughter 😢😢😢

The issue of #statusbias and #genderbias #coproduction #ethics #copyright and their impact on #dementia #selfadvocacy #Food4Thought kateswaffer.com/2022/10/25/sta… Diverse Alzheimers Lynda Henderson, born on unceded #Gadigal land. alpower12 Daniella Greenwood DTA Michele Callisaya UOW Disability Research Network UniSA Michelle Funk

'It made a commitment to the rest of the world that it could be trusted as a leader on human rights. The SPT visit was the true test of that promise and we've failed,'

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