Posts by Michael Sheather
Always young at heart. The social butterfly with a social conscious
Written by Michael Sheather Kay Whittington-Smith always looked and felt younger than her years. Her daughters Kerryn and Danielle, love to tell a story about her from their childhood that says much about just how beautiful Kay was as a young woman. “As a child I believed that my mother was the most beautiful mum”…
Read MoreMicrotown gives people with cognitive impairment and dementia independence and social engagement
A small community in Bellmere, just north of Brisbane, is turning the traditional aged care model on its head, providing a sense of independence, engagement and normalcy to its 120 residents, many of whom live with cognitive impairment such as dementia.
Read MoreIn Business, Values Matter, Not Profit
For the residents at NewDirection Care, as well as for Natasha Chadwick and her staff, 2020 proved to be one the most challenging years they have ever experienced. The COVID-19 pandemic, which so devastated aged care communities in other states, also brought restrictions and difficulties to their aged care facility based in Bellmere, Queensland.
Read MoreNewDirection Care CEO Natasha Chadwick Tells Natarsha Belling “In Business, Values Matter Not Profit”
Creating a solid set of values is a good foundation for a better business and for better outcomes in the Australian Age Care sector, says NewDirection Care CEO and founder Natasha Chadwick.
Read MoreSeven compelling arguments for reimagined aged care funding, by the Royal Commission’s favourite witness
Natasha Chadwick has the rungs on the innovation and enterprise board – the only Royal Commission witness across 20 months who had invested their own money into a totally new living and care model.
Read More‘Serious lack of funding’ in aged care must be fixed: An open letter to the PM
Natasha Chadwick has been at the coal face of what is happening in aged care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, the New Direction Care CEO and Telstra Business Woman Of The Year writes an open letter to the PM.
Read MoreNewDirection Care’s Natasha Chadwick: future aged care system will demand flexible models of care
What has worked in the past simply will not continue to work in the future, according to NewDirection Care CEO Natasha Chadwick – and the NewDirection model of care has been proven to be successful in providing this flexibility.
Read MoreMicrotowns and Other Big Opportunities in Aged Care
Faced with an ageing population and community concern about the quality of aged care services, the pressure is on for the industry to do better. The days of miserable canteen food and endless grey corridors may become relics of the past, with leaders in the aged care industry now starting to change.
Read MoreRe-imagining aged care in Australia
Shocking stories heard in the Aged Care Royal Commission highlight the inadequacy of conventional aged care facilities in providing safe and quality care for our frail elderly. What if we can re-imagine an aged care system that better meets our human and cultural needs? SBS Radio Viva gave Natasha Chadwick and some NewDirection Care residents the…
Read MoreIt takes a VILLAGE
2019 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year, NATASHA CHADWICK, is revolutionising aged care-all because she backed herself against the odds. I kept asking myself over and over again: what type of residential care would I want for my mum if it ever came to it?
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