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.
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July 18, 2026 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
Tauranga Care Matters Workshop
Arohanui Art and Education Trust, Tauranga |
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August 6, 2026 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
New Plymouth Care Matters Adulthood Workshop
Autism Connex – Marfell Community School, New Plymouth |
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August 7, 2026 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
New Plymouth Care Matters Workshop
Autism Connex – Marfell Community School, New Plymouth |
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September 8, 2026 - September 9, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Online Care Matters Workshop - Journey to Adulthood and Life After School
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September 22, 2026 - September 23, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Online Care Matters Workshop - Journey to Adulthood and Life After School
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October 14, 2026 - October 15, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
New Diagnosis, What Now - Care Matters Workshop - Online - 14th & 15th October 2026
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November 17, 2026 - November 18, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
New Diagnosis, What Now - Care Matters Workshop - Online - 17th & 18th November 2026
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