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Looking at the Pitch 6 th World Summit Mediation with Age-Related Issues
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Looking at the Pitch 6 th World Summit Mediation with Age- Related Issues University of South Australia 29 April – 1 May 2013 Margaret Pitcher – Social Worker Domiciliary Care Department of Communities and Social Inclusion South Australia [email protected]
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Looking at the Pitch 6 th World Summit Mediation with Age-Related Issues University of South Australia 29 April – 1 May 2013 Margaret Pitcher – Social Worker Domiciliary Care Department of Communities and Social Inclusion South Australia [email protected]. Domiciliary Care. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Looking at the Pitch
6th World Summit Mediation with Age-Related IssuesUniversity of South Australia 29 April – 1 May 2013
Margaret Pitcher – Social WorkerDomiciliary Care Department of Communities and Social InclusionSouth [email protected]
Domiciliary Care
• Domiciliary Care is a state government agency in South Australia supporting people in need of services to remain living in their homes
• approximately 6000 clients• 8 metropolitan service delivery teams• 2 palliative care teams• Multi-disciplinary, team-based, case
management model
the numbers
91.2% of our active clients are over 65
•15.2 % 65 – 74 914
•39.4 % 75 – 84 2368
•36.6% 85 + 2199
the older person’s voice
the grass roots
is it mediation or is it …
the worry
“the current arguing that is happening is proving very hurtful and seems to be getting worse and it has me wanting to curl up and go to sleep. It has
and is causing me and others a lot of pain”
every situation is different
the homes
the setting
the location
good outcomes
older person centred mediation project
challenges
innovation creativity new ideas
complexity
• alcohol abuse • mental health problems• family breakdown• step families• financial hardship• homelessness• gambling • and more …
questions not answers
