Chris Edwards - The Rhythm of Life

1. The Rhythm of Life
Chris Edwards – Director of Mission
Fifth International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality
Edinburgh, Scotland 7 - 10 July 2013

2. Who is ARV?
- Started as a village for retired clergy and missionaries.
- Primarily independent living accommodation
- Soon needed to address the demands of frailty and ageing
- Developed Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF)
- Became the Diocesan arm of welfare for the elderly
Anglican Retirement Villages

3. Who is ARV?
Anglican Retirement VillagesAnglican Retirement Villages
Today
- 22 Villages
- 3 Regional offices providing Home
Care in the community
- Touching about 10,000 lives
- Staff of +2,400

4. Who is ARV?
Anglican Retirement VillagesAnglican
Diocese
- To introduce people to the love of
God found through a knowledge of
His Son, Jesus Christ
Our Part
- Create Communities of Christian Care

5. Who is ARV?
Today
- To Reach out
- Enrich lives
- Share the love of Jesus

6. a push back to basics

7. What model of care should we use?
ARV and Person Centred Care
Great – but we had problems
- Meals
- Medications
- Personal Care
- Getting to know you

8. What model of care should we use?
ARV and Person Centred Care
Getting to know you
- What health issues do you have
- What do you like doing
- Who is in your family
Getting to know us
- We can provide all levels of health care
- We have activities each day
- Your family can visit any time

9. What model of care should we use?
ARV’s Rhythm of Life
What about meaning
- Tell us about your day …
- Tell us about yourself …
- Where do you find “meaning”
- Where do you find “purpose”

10. The Rhythm of Life
It involves everyone
Tearing down the “silos”
- Restructuring the villages
- Chaplains Parish partnerships
- Catering
- Laundry
- Rebuilding the team (not teams)
- Education
- Change management

11. The Rhythm of Life
Focus on
• relating not stating
• being together not doing a job
• what works not what we did
• “Can do” not “Can not”

13. The Rhythm of Life
It involves everyone
permission granted!
- Anyone can ask …
- “Carers”
- Personal
- Pastoral
- Physical

14. Knowing Me
Knowing You
Learning to
Trust
Curiosity
Conversations
Seeking God
Christian
Identity
Christian
Nurture
Christian
Growth
Christian
Living
GROUPS
INDIVIDUALS
Grief ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peace
Depression ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happiness
Despair ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope

19. Continuous
Improvement
Action Outcome Evidence
To develop a
lifestyle team that
incorporates
lifestyle leader,
lifestyle carer,
pastoral carer
and chaplaincy
Hours reviewed and
pastoral carer
employed to take on
the vacant RAO hours.
PD’s developed.
Integrated team
meeting once a week.
Continuing
development on roles
and relationships
(continue into round 2).
New lifestyle team developed
Made operational changes to the
roles
New PD’s have been distributed and
a formal process of meeting feedback
further development and change
management.
2 hours a day pastoral carer support
for Jacaranda Lodge
Increased presence of chaplain in the
Jacaranda Lodge

20. Questions?