Silver Rainbow Presents: Ageing Fabulously

Silver Rainbow - LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
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Ageing Fabulously presented by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia is developed specifically for the aged care workforce. This podcast miniseries will tackle common issues experienced by LGBTI seniors, share personal stories and discuss practical tips on how you can better support older LGBTI people.

Episodes

  1. 23/06/2024

    Episode 6: Growing Older with HIV

    Maeve speaks with Greg from Positive Life NSW and Ruan from the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation. They explain some terminology and bust the myths around HIV. They also talk about common fears around aged care for older people with HIV and how these can be addressed.

    20 min

  2. 16/06/2024

    Episode 5: Older Transgender People

    This episode features Maeve Marsden in conversation with Jess Hooley and Karen Menzies. They talk about gender, what it means to be transgender and how transgender older people might feel about entering aged care. They also discuss ways to provide inclusive care to transgender people in aged care

    27 min
  3. Episode 4: Palliative Care

    22/08/2022

    Episode 4: Palliative Care

    In this episode we are joined by Ashwin Kaniah and Michelle Wicky who will speak on palliative care for LGBTI older people. We will discuss the importance for aged care workers to understand LGBTI older people’s experience in accessing palliative care services, how to have good conversations around palliative care with LGBTI older people and practical ways to deal with LGBTI specific family conflict.

    15 min
  4. Episode 3: Families of Choice

    15/08/2022

    Episode 3: Families of Choice

    LGBTI older people often have unique family structures that are important for aged care workers to understand when planning and delivering care services. In this episode we will explore the terms families of choice and families of origin. We have two guests joining us, Mez Newman and John Guppy, to discuss these terms and how you can make your service more inclusive of diverse family structures.

    16 min
  5. Episode 2: Inclusive Language

    08/08/2022

    Episode 2: Inclusive Language

    In this episode we are joined by Amber Loomis who will speak on the importance of using the right words, the evolution of the language we use and the damage it can do when the incorrect language is used.

    15 min
  6. Episode 1: Introduction to LGBTI Aged Care

    01/08/2022

    Episode 1: Introduction to LGBTI Aged Care

    Welcome to the inaugural Silver Rainbow podcast presented by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia and hosted by Maeve Marsden. Developed specifically for the aged care workforce, this podcast will tackle common issues, share personal stories and discuss practical tips on supporting older LGBTI people. In today’s episode we unpack the acronym LGBTI and explain why this area is important to discuss.

    18 min
  7. Silver Rainbow Presents: Ageing Fabulously - Introduction

    18/07/2022

    Silver Rainbow Presents: Ageing Fabulously - Introduction

    Welcome to the inaugural Silver Rainbow podcast presented by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia and hosted by Maeve Marsden. Developed specifically for the aged care workforce, this podcast will tackle common issues, share personal stories and discuss practical tips on supporting older LGBTI people. Silver Rainbow can't wait to share Episode 1 with you, launching soon.

    1 min
  • 7 Episodes

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Ageing Fabulously presented by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia is developed specifically for the aged care workforce. This podcast miniseries will tackle common issues experienced by LGBTI seniors, share personal stories and discuss practical tips on how you can better support older LGBTI people.

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