St Vincent's Care (SVC), is a leading and trusted provider of aged care and retirement services, and part of Australia's largest not-for-profit health and aged care enterprise - St Vincent's. SVCS provide outstanding care that is informed by leading research and is resident-centric. SVCS are implementing an integrated, relational model of care, called Heartprint. Heartprint aims to empower people living in aged care homes to live their lives the way they choose and to promote and foster independence and individuality. This project aims to meaningfully evaluate joy, loneliness, and the success of interpersonal relationships between people living in residential aged care and their workers. Findings will help SVCS better determine the impact and further improve outcomes for residents and workers of the Heartprint model of care. The Heartprint model endeavours to transform care minutes into more to meaningful minutes.

Partner

St Vincent's Care

Project team

• Mrs. Erin Couper, Development and Delivery, National Lead, SVCS
• Ms. Nicole Devlin, Acting Executive General Manager, Service Delivery, SVCS
• Ms. Julia Lawrence, Executive General Manager, Service Delivery, SVCS
• Prof. Laurie Buys, Faculty of Health Sciences, ACU
• Assoc. Prof. Erin Conway, Faculty of Health Sciences, ACU
• Dr. Haydn Aarons, School of Arts and Humanities, ACU
• Dr. Helen Badge, School of Allied Health, ACU
• Dr. Kieran Flannagan, School of Allied Health, ACU
• Dr. Heidi Olsen, Faculty of Health Science, ACU
• Dr. Jill Cox, ACU Engagement
• Ms Hasret Mehmedali, ACU Engagement