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Collaborative Projects
Memory Box Collective works closely with a range of other like-minded businesses and training organisations in aged care.
Maggie Beer Foundation
Memory Box Collective was delighted to be selected to be one of Maggie’s team of experts in her experiment to improve mealtimes in aged care, featured on the ABC in Maggie Beer’s Big Mission. Watch our involvement in Maggie Beer’s Big Mission.
Artemis Media
Over the past two years, Memory Box Collective has worked closely with Artemis Media who produced the Maggie Beer’s Big Mission series. Memory Box Collective and Artemis have collaborated to produce a set of four FREE education resources to help organisations to begin their mealtime improvements. Each topic has a video and informational PDF explaining how the experiment was executed and what it takes to implement this kind of change.
Elizabeth has been a sessional academic in the School of Allied Health at Curtin University for over 15 years. Elizabeth teaches occupational therapy students about older adults in the Integrated Gerontology Unit and loves keeping up with evidence-based practice and inspiring students to consider an aged care career.
Memory Box Collective has been pleased to consult to Meath Care’s Dr Mary Surveyor Centre. Our consultancy included auditing the internal and external environment, forming a research partnership with University of Tasmania, training and mentoring staff, refreshing the dining room, implementing a buffet style breakfast, and co-supervising students. During this project, we trained over 170 staff, delivered over 120 hours of training, and provided 60 task boxes. We are looking forward to helping Meath Care to roll out the changes to their other residence.
We are currently researching the use of Memory Box Collective’s task boxes in a hospital-based setting. Curtin University honours students are examining outcomes for both patients and staff. The hospital has purchased 40 task boxes for use in its dementia and delirium ward. We hope to share our findings by the end of the year.
Memory Box Collective delivered training for therapy assistants in a range of therapeutic programs including seated dance, sensory stimulation and job roles. Memory Box Collective and Alinea collaborated on a research project to explore the use of occupational therapy and speech pathology students as trained task box facilitators at their residence in Bayswater, which also purchased a set of 20 task boxes.
Memory Box Collective has consulted to Juniper over 5 years. Elizabeth was recently engaged by Juniper to assist with the development of therapeutic pain management programs. Over six months, Memory Box Collective formulated a set of programs including mindfulness, seated dance, reminiscence, and sensory stimulation.
Memory Box Collective has completed consultancies at eleven of Juniper’s aged care residences to provide suggestions for improvements on how to improve the social and physical environment, particularly for residents living with dementia. Memory Box Collective has facilitated professional development workshops for Juniper’s therapy assistants over several years, as well as running training sessions for staff and families in dementia and enablement. Sets of 20 task boxes have been purchased for use at four of Juniper’s residences.
Memory Box Collective has delivered 3 half-day workshops in dementia, ways to prevent and respond to responsive behaviours, and the use of task boxes. Oryx has purchased 40 task boxes for use in their residence and memory support unit.