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The value of Creative Ageing programs has been recognised by the NSW Government with the appointment of Arts and Health Australia's Margret Meagher
NSW Family and Community Services - Ageing Disability and Home Care Press Release
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Emmy Monash Aged Care has won a prestigious industry award recognising its innovative arts-based lifestyle project.
The Life Enrichment Project, co-ordinated by Pamela Bruder, has received a 2011 Better Practice Award from the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency (ACSAA). The Better Practice awards promote and recognise improvement and better practice in aged care homes that succeed in going above and beyond.
Emmy Monash is one of only 16 national recipients in the Resident Lifestyle category.
The Life Enrichment Project, which is intergenerational, interfaith and intercultural, provides residents with a means of expression through creative arts-based programs, and includes the ‘Generations In One Voice’ Community Choir and The Jeanne Pratt Drama Group. The choir will soon perform at Parliament House for the launch of the ‘Courage to Care’ exhibition and the drama group was a star attraction at the home’s Liberation and Inspiration Festival earlier this year.
Emmy Monash CEO Tanya Abramzon said the award is recognition by the industry for the vital role this holistic program plays in the lives of residents. “This groundbreaking project is life changing and has broken down so many barriers and stigmas. It is wholly supported by the community which makes the award especially meaningful,” she said. “We are a small organisation with limited resources. This award is testament to the commitment by staff and the community to provide our residents with the very best care.”
The ACSAA has more information about the awards as well as the Life Enrichment Project on its website, www.accreditation.org.au and in the October edition of its newsletter, The Standard.
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In June, the Centre for Medical Humanities, at Durham University UK, convened a 'critical mass' meeting of its international partners in community-based arts in health.
Read more...Posted by Administrator on Thu, 21 Jul 2011
Executive director of Arts and Health Australia, Margret Meagher is one of 20 people, elected from a field of 300, to be designated as a 2011 Distinguished Fellow of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) for "outstanding vision, leadership and commitment to excellence in the field of the arts in healthcare".
Read more...Posted by Margret Meagher on Wed, 27 Apr 2011
If you are interested in a professional position in primary care within the Arts and Health field, please note the following position available with Southern Health.
Read more...Posted by Administrator on Thu, 21 Jul 2011
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