Melissa Reader – End of Life Enrichment
As CEO of the Violet Initiative, Melissa Reader is committed to reducing the prevalence of regretful death through programs, resources and education. Not only do regretful deaths cost over a billion dollars across society, in most cases it is completely avoidable.
Simon Heaysman – Building Enabling Tech
Simon Heaysman is one of two co-founders of Hayylo, a young communication technology company that facilitates smoother communication between all parties in the care process. He joins the show to talk about bringing tech into aged care and user experience.
Susan Ryan – The Real Home Approach
Susan Ryan from the Green House Project shares the mission and ethos of the company, why we need to break away from instituionalised care settings and how to make small homes financially viable.
Angela Rippon – Dementia Awareness
Veteran Tv Presenter Angela Rippon has been an Alzheimer’s Advocate for almost 20 years, and in that time the way in which we talk about and understand dementia has changed dramatically. She explores the pace of progress and some of the wonderful programs we have now that didn’t exist 20 years ago.
John Pollaers and Johanna Badcock – Loneliness
Professors John Pollaers and Johanna Badcock from Ending Loneliness Together explain how loneliness affects aged care workers, businesses and care recipients, and what we can do about it.
John Collyns – NZ’s Retirement Village Boom
As Executive Director of NZ’s Retirement Village Association John Collyns explains how small differences in the business model of NZ’s retirement villages, make it a much more appealing prospect to older adults, than in Australia.
Dr. Rodney Jilek – Fixing Non-Compliances
With experience as a nurse, consultant and aged care operator Dr. Rodney Jilek has a lot to say about the standards of care in the industry. His consultancy work sees him helping negligent care providers to attain minimum standards, and he shares that process with our listeners.
Colin Pudsey – Changing Lives through Virtual Reality
SilVR Adventures’ CEO and Founder Colin Pudsey comes on the program to talk about how VR can change the lives of people in residential care, and some common concerns with the technology.
Dr. Christine Clark – Training the Workforce
Dr. Christine Clark shares her ethos of education and support that she imparts through her company, Kalandra Education Group. Based in New Zealand, she highlights some key areas for concern in the working environments and requirements of health care assistants.
Neha Sinha – India’s Growing Aged Care Sector
Neha Sinha is the CEO of one of India’s most respected residential care providers. She joins the show in this episode to talk about some of the cultural difficulties of operating in India, and why the aged care market is about to take off.
