Aged Care and Day Care – A Perfect Match?
What do 4-year-olds and 80-year-olds have in common?
Considerably more than you might think, including (but not limited to) painting, dancing, reading, walking, singing, cooking and story-telling!
These are just some of the potential activities incorporated into intergenerational care programs, in which Aged Care and Day Care are combined, and the residents/attendees of each group intermingle and socialise with one another.
Education - Segregation Vs Inclusion
“Everyone has the right to education.”
Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, made it clear to the world that we as a species consider education to be fundamental to our existence.
However, just because something is fundamental, does that mean it’s a reality? Is it actually being done, and done right?
Happy Father's Day to all the dads in the Invacare community!
This Father's Day we'd like to focus on and thank each of our Invacare dads. To celebrate our many hardworking fathers we share one story for you to enjoy.
Were you #BornWithIt?
From the 8thcentury BC to the 4thcentury AD, athletic competitions were held in Olympia, Greece. In 1894 the International Olympic Committee was founded, with the first Olympic Games taking place in Athens in 1896. Over 100 years later, they’re now recognised as the world’s foremost sports competition, participated in by over 200 nations and held every four years.
In 1948 they were joined by the Paralympic Games.
Meet Sankesh Chetty Business Manager for Invacare in New Zealand
Sankesh Chetty is Business Manager for Invacare in New Zealand, and he’s passionate about helping people get the equipment they need, quickly, and according to specification. “Our equipment is an enabler to better lives. We are truly a company that makes life’s experiences possible!” Sankesh believes in what he’s doing at Invacare, saying that "it has true meaning", and this is what maintains his drive and keeps him “coming back every day for more!”
Hollywood we have a problem
Actor (noun): someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or radio program. Cambridge Dictionary
Invacare Dealer Profile - MCS Mobility
MCS Mobility who are based in Merrylands, New South Wales, stock a wide range of Invacare products including beds, power lifts, wheelchairs, and cushions.
Having been in operation for 7 years, Sam Chadic, Sales Manager at MCS Mobility, was initially inspired to start the business after spending a lot of time with his wife’s and his own elderly parents and wanting to do more to help those less able. He says, “the idea to start our business originated many years ago whilst I was driving a school bus for kids with additional needs.”
Parenting with a Disability
“When I’m out with my girls, people don’t expect that I’m their mother.”
“If we do have a child we get asked if it is ours, ‘who is the parent?’, ‘where is the parent?’, or ‘why are you holding it?’”
“I was so scared social services would take my child away because of feeding him on the floor... I was really scared because I wasn't doing things the normal way if you like, that they'd take him away.”
Meet Matthew Brunton who is in charge of Inside Sales and Customer Experience at Invacare
Matthew Brunton looks after Invacare’s Inside Sales Customer Experience, and says, “I’m really excited to be a part of the Invacare direct to customer website that’s being set up and look forward to making it as intuitive as possible!”
Matthew’s role involves converting customer leads into sales, currently for SMOOV One, Invacare’s newest innovative electric drive that flexibly docks to wheelchairs. “The Customer Experience segment allows me to share my knowledge to develop new and improved documentation and processes for the customer service team.”
Invacare Power Chairs by Amanda Slade
Amanda Slade is a client of Steve Burgess, Invacare Australia / New Zealand's Business Leader Customer Power. Amanda wrote this brief account which runs through her thoughts about her journey to finding the power chair that meets her needs perfectly.
"I remember my first Invacare wheelchair. I had an Arrow power chair without tilt at that stage, with a joystick head control.