Wipe Out Pyjama Paralysis a Success
The Aged Care Quality Association 2007 bienniel conference - “Wipe out Pyjama Paralysis” held at the Arkaba Hotel in Adelaide on the 12th October, 2007 was a resounding success according to newly elected Chairperson, Terry Wilby.
The theme of the conference, Wipe out Pyjama Paralysis, is a call to the aged care industry to examine the effort and methods by which they enhance and improve the quality of life of residents in their homes and how they engage with the residents to ensure their lives are fulfilling and enjoyable.
Mr Steve Georganas MP opened the conference on behalf of Hon Jay Weatherill MP, SA Minister for Ageing
The organising committee of Adele Tilley, Trish McReynolds and Lyn Gray ensured there was a quality line up of diverse speakers from around the country to challenge, educate and inspire which according to the feedback from the delegates at the conference, they certainly achieved.
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Christine Flynn, a consultant and company director from Brisbane provided a very good foundation on understanding how a healthy organisation with healthy relationships means that we have the basis on which we can provide good quality of care in a meaningful environment.
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Samantha Scott, a senior investigator with the Department of Health and Ageing's Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme provided an overview of the protection system in place for residents that steps in when things go wrong.
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Jennifer Freeman - The Wellbeing Hub
Jennifer Freeman, an Activity Advisor from New South Wales gave a really interesting perspective on how there is a multitude of ways to provide a meaningful and stimulating environment for our residents through her description of a Wellbeing Hub.
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Jenny Perkins - Vive le difference
Jenny Perkins, an occupational therapist from Western Australia provided a different perspective for most of us in tying together the user of activity with good assessment through the involvement of occupational therapists and the use of validated assessment tools.
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Karen Abbey, a dietician from Queensland then gave a very stimulating presentation and challenged us to examine the role food and eating plays in providing good quality care and a worthwhile living environment.
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The theme of overcoming pyjama paralysis and creating a meaningful experience and quality care had a central theme that ran through all of the speakers' presentations, that an important aspect of care, regardless of approach, was that the individual person and their sense of self is at the centre of what we should be considering when providing care.
Copies of the powerpoint presentations of all speakers are available for download from the ACQA website at www.acqa.org.au/resources/presentations and audio downloads of the presentations will also be available from there shortly.
The Aged Care Quality Association is a not-for-profit association of aged care facilities from Australia who undertake a range of system audits and collect clinical indicators with the goal of improving care for residents, while achieving compliance with the Aged Care Standards. A number of the components of the audits and indicators are compared to published best practice and industry benchmarks.
If you would like more information about joining ACQA please contact CEO Darren Pike on 08 8277 8536 or email: ceo@acqa.org.au.
