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Continuing Professional Development in Therapeutic Horticulture for staff within Aged Care homes

29 April, 2021

Soil to Supper’s Cath Manuel is delivering staff training for anyone interested in establishing a gardening program within aged care. This in-house training provides the necessary skills and knowledge for staff to deliver therapeutic gardening activities, support a therapeutic garden and grow fresh food within aged care homes. Staff training includes a full day onsite […]

Masterclass Champion: Andrew Smith, Kalyra Woodcroft Aged Care

29 April, 2021

The Maggie Beer Foundation loves to hear from cooks and chefs who have attended our Masterclasses and who return to their homes determined to make a difference. Andrew Smith, Head Chef at Kalyra Woodcroft in South Australia attended a Masterclass in Melbourne in 2019 and recently got in touch to let us know of a […]

Maggie’s update

29 April, 2021

Firstly, there was the Congress, the first time ever that every sector of Aged Care came together in Sydney to both listen to each other and work through the outcomes hoped for. It was a totally collaborative view of the way forward, complex as it is, with the Department of Health in attendance, wanting to […]

The Maggie Beer Foundation’s urgent fight for improved food and nutrition in Aged Care with National Congress Report findings

10 March, 2021

This morning, the Maggie Beer Foundation (MBF) delivered a comprehensive report to the Department of Health on food, nutrition and the dining experience in Aged Care. The report, prepared with Deloitte, is the result of Australia’s very first National Congress on Food, Nutrition and the Dining Experience in Aged Care. It highlights 56 findings and […]

Maggie’s Update

25 February, 2021

There has been so much activity with the Foundation these last months as we were given the responsibility by the Federal Department of Health to put together the first ever Congress in Australia. Involving all the people in Aged Care in the one room to come together understanding the complexities of each part of the […]