Elizabeth Beattie
The Lantern Project is an innovative initiative with an important mission to improve the nutritional health and wellness of older Australians…
The Lantern Project is an innovative initiative with an important mission to improve the nutritional health and wellness of older Australians…
I’m involved in the Lantern Project to advocate for my family and also other Nursing Home residents who are malnourished and unable to feed themselves, to explore how they can be served and fed nutritious meals so that they so not go to bed underfed and hungry…
As a Board member of a not-for-profit aged care facility I am interested in ensuring that our residents are getting the best and that includes the best nutrition. I am also interested in ensuring that what we do is sustainable so I am interested in this project which, in part, is endeavouring to show that providing good nutrition can be done in a cost effective way by saving costs in other areas…
I have my own boutique communications freelance business on the Gold Coast. I have many years of varied experience in communications, marketing, IT and business development across a range of industries including radio, television, education, security, facilities management and now primary health care. I am passionate about using digital technologies in conjunction with traditional communications techniques to support engagement and collaboration; for community empowerment and to improve customer, client and stakeholder relationships. Why am I […]
Dentists have a critical role to play in their patients’ and their community’s overall health and wellbeing. Having a healthy mouth is clearly part of having a healthy body, and is an essential requirement in being able to enjoy good food and a good quality of life. Increasingly there are inequities in health and oral health outcomes across different groups within Australia. Those who most need oral health care are those with the most barriers to accessing it. This is unfortunately often the case for those in residential aged care facilities. Dentists have a responsibility to raise awareness of these issues and to work with others in the health and aged care sectors to advocate for practical and effective solutions…
Joe’s technical expertise and commercial insight, a creative ability to facilitate technical innovations for food businesses, combined with his strong industry linkages and publishing networks, plus his passion for improving the nutrition of the elderly, will contribute to helping achieve successful outcomes for The Lantern Project…
Through The Lantern Project Kassie wishes to see an enriched quality of life for the individuals in aged facilities and their families. Alongside the patients carers and multiple staff around them; creating a happier environment for all…
It is so positive to meet like-minded professional people all with the common goal, to raise awareness on the importance of good unadulterated food and good nutrition for the older person; with the goal to make a difference…
Maggie’s hope for every Australian to have a good food life leads her to work on many levels, with the hope of encouraging everyone (young, old and in between!) to enjoy quality, seasonal cooking every day…
Wendy has been the Executive Manager of Residential Services at Southern Cross Care (Victoria) since October 2010 in Oakleigh Victoria. Wendy is the member of Executive Management Team and is responsible for the management of 9 residential homes. Prior to this, Wendy was the Manager of Ave Maria Village Southern Cross Care for 16 years. Wendy is also actively involved in ACSA and LASA.