Chris Edwards - The Rhythm of Life

The Rhythm of Life

Chris Edwards – Director of Mission

Fifth International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality

Edinburgh, Scotland 7 - 10 July 2013

Who is ARV?

- Started as a village for retired clergy and missionaries.- Primarily independent living accommodation- Soon needed to address the demands of frailty and ageing- Developed Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF)- Became the Diocesan arm of welfare for the elderly

Anglican Retirement Villages

Who is ARV?

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Today - 22 Villages - 3 Regional offices providing Home Care

in the community- Touching about 10,000 lives- Staff of +2,400

Who is ARV?

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Diocese - To introduce people to the love of

God found through a knowledge of His Son, Jesus Christ

Our Part

- Create Communities of Christian Care

Who is ARV?

Today - To Reach out- Enrich lives- Share the love of Jesus

a push back to basics

What model of care should we use?

ARV and Person Centred Care

Great – but we had problems - Meals- Medications- Personal Care- Getting to know you

What model of care should we use?

ARV and Person Centred Care

Getting to know you - What health issues do you have- What do you like doing- Who is in your family

Getting to know us - We can provide all levels of health care- We have activities each day- Your family can visit any time

What model of care should we use?

ARV’s Rhythm of Life

What about meaning - Tell us about your day …- Tell us about yourself …

- Where do you find “meaning”- Where do you find “purpose”

The Rhythm of Life

It involves everyone

Tearing down the “silos” - Restructuring the villages

- Chaplains Parish partnerships- Catering- Laundry

- Rebuilding the team (not teams)- Education- Change management

The Rhythm of Life

Focus on

• relating not stating

• being together not doing a job

• what works not what we did

• “Can do” not “Can not”

The Rhythm of Life

It involves everyone

permission granted! - Anyone can ask …- “Carers”

- Personal- Pastoral- Physical

Knowing Me Knowing You

Learning to Trust

Curiosity Conversations Seeking God Christian

IdentityChristian Nurture

Christian Growth

Christian Living

GROUPS

INDIVIDUALS

Grief ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PeaceDepression ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HappinessDespair ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope

Continuous Improvement

Action Outcome Evidence

To develop a lifestyle team that incorporates lifestyle leader, lifestyle carer, pastoral carer and chaplaincy

Hours reviewed and pastoral carer employed to take on the vacant RAO hours.

PD’s developed.Integrated team meeting once a week.

Continuing development on roles and relationships (continue into round 2).

New lifestyle team developedMade operational changes to the roles

New PD’s have been distributed and a formal process of meeting feedback further development and change management.

2 hours a day pastoral carer support for Jacaranda Lodge

Increased presence of chaplain in the Jacaranda Lodge

Questions?