As Australia moves toward a rights-based Aged Care Act, Rachael will highlight why spiritual care is not an add-on, but a core component of dignity, cultural safety, and person-centred care.
She will explore how spiritual wellbeing is not optional or 'nice to have', but a core component of dignity, cultural safety, and emotional wellbeing in later life.
Drawing on evidence, lived experience, and sector knowledge, Rachael will reframe spiritual care as a fundamental right.
She will share practical ways aged care providers and leaders can embed spiritually inclusive practices into governance, service delivery and workforce development.
Participants will gain:
A renewed understanding of spirituality as a transformative force in ageing
Insight into how the new Aged Care Act elevates spiritual care as a rights-based obligation
Practical strategies to integrate spiritual wellbeing into aged care systems and leadership
Inspiration to lead with compassion, cultural humility and purpose.
Whether you're shaping policy, delivering care, influencing strategy, or navigating your own ageing journey, this session invites you to see spirituality not as an add-on, but as a superpower for ageing well.
About Meaningful Ageing Australia
Meaningful Ageing Australia is a registered charity and the national peak body for championing the spiritual care and emotional well-being of older people receiving care in residential and community aged care settings.
Our Vision: For every older person to feel at ease in their life so they know and feel belonging, connection, and a sense of wholeness.