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Aged care facility resident Tess Evans with Charles Sturt student Kathryn Box.
The Three Rivers Department of Rural Health has partnered with three rural aged care facilities in the Riverina to offer a student placement program focused on promoting healthy living and wellbeing. In 2024, 48 students from nursing, paramedicine, and physiotherapy completed 122 weeks of placement.
This program provides students with valuable insights into the health and wellbeing of older adults through meaningful interactions with resident mentors. These mentors share their experiences and perspectives, fostering intergenerational communication and learning. To support this initiative, a resident mentor guide and reciprocal learning activities have been collaboratively developed and integrated into the placement program.
The program aims to develop innovative strategies for engaging residents during student placements. By gaining a deeper understanding of residents’ perspectives, the initiative seeks to explore opportunities to reshape the nature, duration, and purpose of student placements in aged care.
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