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Podcasts – Finding and Employing a Support Worker

1: Care Matters workshops and help for finding support workers

Louise Ratcliffe talks to Tina Lincoln from Standards and Monitoring Services (SAMS) about the services Care Matters provides to family/whānau.  She also talks about finding and hiring support workers and how care and support work may change with System Transformation.


2: Finding and employing a support worker using MyCare

Louise talks to Tyler Brummer about MyCare – how it started, what it does and how people can access work and support through it.


3: Caring for Ken – David’s story

Louise talks to David Taylor about the years he spent caring for his tetraplegic brother. They discuss the difficult decisions he and his family had to make, the care/support they found and the highs and lows of caring for a family member.


4: Caring for Ken – David’s story continued….

Conclusion of interview from previous podcast. David and Louise discuss David’s life as a carer for his brother Ken.

Upcoming Events
Date/Time Event
February 24, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
New Diagnosis, What Now - Care Matters Workshop - Online - North Island
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February 25, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
New Diagnosis, What Now - Care Matters Workshop - Online - South Island
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March 17, 2026
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Dunedin Care Matters Workshop
Petridish Limited – Whale Room 8 Stafford Street Dunedin 9016, Dunedin
March 17, 2026
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Kāpiti Coast Care Matters Workshop
Impact Hub, Paraparaumu
March 18, 2026
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Porirua Care Matters Workshop
Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
March 19, 2026
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Christchurch Care Matters Workshop
Avebury House 9 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue Richmond Christchurch 8013, Christchurch