Meredith Coote
Co-Chair; Chair
National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee; Federal Government Women’s Leadership Program: Woman Who Care Steering Committee; Carers Australia
Meredith Coote has had 39-year professional and lived experience working in clinical and leadership roles across the human services sector in aged care, disability and mental health in Government, Not for Profit and Profit for Purpose sectors. She is currently the Co-Chair of the National Carers Strategy Advisory Committee and has many years experience working in guardianship and financial management, with both supported and substituted decision making frameworks, assisting vulnerable people and their families and carers to understand both the importance of decision support and how the connectedness of people's lives impact on the decisions they make.
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Who Knows Best? Striking the Right Balance: Person-Centred Practice and Supporting Decision-Making in Aged Care
Good person centred care in the community needs to start with an understanding of the older person, their unique decision making context, history, support mechanisms and relationships. This includes a deep understanding of the capability and capacity of everyone involved to support someone to live well at home
Crafting individualised care plans: tailoring care to meet the unique needs and preferences of each client