E47 - Emotional Health with End Of Life Doula Danielle

06/21/22 • 31 min

Ever wondered how you'd support a friend or family member that was dying? Have you thought about how you'd look after yourself during such an emotional time? What would you do if the individual could no longer communicate their feelings?
In today's episode with EOL Doula Danielle, we talk all about emotional health particularly in the context of terminal diagnosis and palliative care.
If you'd like to learn more about Danielle and the work she does, she can be found at:
Instagram - @doula_forlife
Facebook - @daniellecopplesondoula
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E46 - My Aged Care: Requesting Upgrade

Home Care Packages can be great at providing funding for assistance to keep yourself or a loved one living independently at home. But what happens when your level of care increases and you need more funding? In todays episode I discuss what to consider before contacting My Aged Care for a re-assessment. The clearer you can be in highlighting your needs, the more likely you are to be considered for re-assessment.
Three things to reflect on prior to contacting:

What has changed? Since you or your loved one were last assessed, what has changed in their care needs? Consider physical, mental, emotional and social changes.
What is now required? What assistance are they now requiring that they didn't previously? How frequently is this occurring? Is this sustainable?
What is the potential consequence if this doesn't occur? What is the risk to you or your loved one if you don't receive additional services? E.g. falls risk, weight loss, safety risk.

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E48 - Navigating LGBTI Aged Care Services

It's Pride Month and it felt fitting to have an episode dedicated to navigating LGBTI services. As an LGBTI ally I feel it's important we all better understand potential barriers to accessing aged care services for LGBTI folk and there are a number of wonderful resources out there to assist in doing so.
In today's episode we discuss:

LGBTI Ageing Strategy 2012-2017: this strategy informs the way the Australian Government supports the aged care sector to deliver care that is sensitive to and inclusive of the needs of LGBTI people, their families and carers - www.cota.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2012-2017_LGBTI_Ageing_Strategy.pdf
Rainbow Tick Accreditation: enabling consumers to easily identify providers who have passed LGBTI standards - www.rainbowhealthaustralia.org.au/rainbow-tick
10 Questions: this leaflet is part of a series written by nurses, doctors and experts with experience in aged care and aims to make the journey for LGBTI folk into residential aged care easier - www.10questions.org.au/PDF/10%20questions%20to%20ask-LGBTIQ%20FINAL%202019.pdf
LGBTIQ Health: this website lists a wide range of other LGBTIQ services and resources available both nationally and more locally - www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au/services_and_supports
My Aged Care LGBTI support - www.myagedcare.gov.au/support-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-and-intersex-people

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to get in touch. I can be found at www.thetruthaboutageing.com.au, on Facebook @thetruthaboutageingpodcast or on Instagram @thetruthaboutageing.